1923 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1923 Sewanee Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4–1 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainCooper Litton
Home stadium Hardee Field
Seasons
  1922
1924  
1923 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman $ 4 1 09 2 0
Centre 2 0 07 1 1
Vanderbilt* 2 0 05 2 1
Western Kentucky 2 0 03 4 0
Mississippi College 3 0 15 1 2
The Citadel 2 1 15 3 1
Presbyterian 2 1 14 3 1
Louisville 2 1 05 2 0
Sewanee 3 2 05 4 1
Oglethorpe 3 3 04 6 0
Chattanooga 1 3 13 4 2
Howard (AL) 1 3 13 4 3
Wofford 1 3 06 3 0
Mercer 2 2 04 5 0
Millsaps 0 1 10 1 1
Louisiana College 0 1 00 1 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 1 00 3 0
Transylvania 0 3 00 3 0
Newberry 0 4 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • * co-member of SoCon

The 1923 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1923 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach M. S. Bennett in his first season and finished with a record of five wins, four losses, and one tie (5–4–1 overall, 3–2 in the SIAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Carson–Newman *T 0–0 [1]
September 29 Howard (AL)
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 3–2 [2]
October 6 Southwestern Presbyterian *
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 34–0 [3]
October 13vs. Texas A&M *
L 0–14 [4]
October 20at Alabama *L 0–710,000 [5]
October 27at Oglethorpe W 13–0 [6]
November 3at Chattanooga W 26–0 [7]
November 10vs. Centre L 6–2010,000 [8]
November 17 Maryville (TN) *
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 20–0 [9]
November 29at Vanderbilt L 0–715,000–17,500 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Sewanee unable to score against Parsons who hold their highgly touted eleven to scoreless tie". The Journal and Tribune. September 23, 1923. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Sewanee has close call with Howard". The Commercial Appeal. September 30, 1923. Retrieved March 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Sewanee Tigers get into action and run over S.P.U. team". The Nashville Tennessean. October 7, 1923. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "A&M repulses Tiger invasion". The Austin American. October 14, 1923. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lone touchdown defeats Sewanee". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 21, 1922. Retrieved September 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Oglethorpe loses to Sewanee, 13–0". The Birmingham News. October 28, 1923. Retrieved February 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Sewanee splashes way to 26–0 victory over Chattanooga eleven". Nashville Banner. November 4, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sewanee goes down fighting Colonels winning by 20 to 6". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1923. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Maryville loses to Sewanee". The Atlanta Journal. November 18, 1923. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Pass gives Vanderbilt 7–0 win over Sewanee". The Birmingham Post. November 30, 1923. Retrieved December 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "1923 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.