1944 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1944 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–3–1
Head coach
  • Harris Moore (1st season)
Home stadium Hardee Field
Seasons
  1943
1945 
1944 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Virginia   6 1 2
No. 4 Navy   6 3 0
West Virginia   5 3 1
Delaware State   2 3 0
Tennessee Tech   1 2 0
Miami (FL)   1 7 1
Millsaps   1 5 0
Howard (AL)   0 5 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as an independent during the 1944 college football season. For the first time since 1924 Sewanee did not lose to Vanderbilt when they tied them in the first matchup of the season. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 7 Vanderbilt T 0–0
October 14 Georgia Tech "B" Team
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
L 0–21
November 11at VanderbiltL 7–28
November 23at Georgia Tech "B" TeamL 7–12

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References

  1. "1944 Sewanee Tigers". Birmingham Post. Birmingham Post. Retrieved January 6, 2023.