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 *
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

[11]

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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.


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