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The Sewanee Tigers football team represents Sewanee: The University of the South in the sport of American football. The Tigers compete in NCAA Division III as members of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA).
McGee Field/Harris Stadium located in Sewanee, Tennessee is the home of the Sewanee Tigers football and lacrosse teams. It was dedicated as McGee Field at homecoming on October 22, 1977. Before then the stadium was known as Hardee Field, named for Lt. General William J. Hardee of the Confederate States of America. Thus sometimes the field is also called Hardee-McGee Field. McGee Field is the oldest stadium in the South still in use.
The 1891 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1891 college football season. In the inaugural season of Sewanee football, the Tigers compiled a 1–2 record. The team's quarterback was Ellwood Wilson, considered the "founder of Sewanee football." He had come from Lawrenceville, New Jersey, where he played football before, to Sewanee in 1889. While introducing the sport to Sewanee, he was forced to use a piece of wood shaped like a football until he found a real one. Sewanee's first intercollegiate game was the first instance of the Sewanee–Vanderbilt rivalry and Vanderbilt's second ever game. The win over Tennessee was that program's first game.
The 1892 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South in the 1892 college football season. In their second season as a full-time squad, the Tigers posted a 5–1–1 record.
The 1910 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1910 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Harris G. Cope in his second season and finished with a record of eight wins and two losses.
The 1913 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1913 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Harris G. Cope in his fifth season and finished with a record of four wins and three losses.
The 1915 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1915 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Harris G. Cope in his seventh season and finished with a record of four wins, three losses, and two ties.
The 1917 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1917 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Charles Best in his first season and finished with a record of five wins, two losses, and one tie.
The 1924 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1924 Southern Conference football season. It was the team's first season in the Southern Conference, and features its last victory over rival Vanderbilt. Sewanee was also a co-member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1924, its last season as a member. The game against Carson-Newman was forfeited in their favor.
The 1921 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1921 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach John Nicholson in his first season and finished with a record of six wins and two losses.
The 1919 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1919 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Earl Abell in his first season and finished with a record of three wins and six losses.
The 1925 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 college football season. In its third season under head coach M. S. Bennett, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record.
The 1928 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1928 college football season. Led by M. S. Bennett in his sixth season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play.
The 1929 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1929 college football season. Led by W. H. Kirkpatrick in his first and only season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–5–2 with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play.
The 1932 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1932 college football season. In their second season under head coach Harry E. Clark, Sewanee compiled a 2–7–1 record.
The 1933 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1933 college football season. In their third season under head coach Harry E. Clark, Sewanee compiled a 3–6 record.
The 1934 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Harry E. Clark, Sewanee compiled a 2–7 record.
The 1936 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1936 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Harry E. Clark, Sewanee compiled a 0–6–1 record.
The 1938 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Harry E. Clark, Sewanee compiled a 1–8 record.
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- ↑ "The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta". 1892.
- ↑ "Founder of Tiger Football Tells How". Sewanee Alumni News. 8 (1): 7. December 1941.
- ↑ "Target for Today". The Milwaukee Journal. April 4, 1951.
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