1906 Sewanee Tigers football team

The 1906 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1906 college football season. Led by first-year head coach James John Quill, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–1, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play.[1]

1906 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (5–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Watkins
Home stadiumHardee Field
1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt + 4 0 08 1 0
Clemson + 4 0 04 0 3
Sewanee 5 1 08 1 0
Alabama 3 1 05 1 0
Ole Miss 3 2 04 2 0
Georgia Tech 3 3 06 3 1
Georgia 2 2 12 4 1
LSU 0 1 12 2 2
Mississippi A&M 0 2 12 2 1
Tennessee 0 3 11 6 2
Mercer 0 2 01 4 0
Tulane 0 2 00 4 1
Auburn 0 5 01 5 1
Cumberland (TN)       
Nashville       
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Mooney*W 24–0[2]
October 12Southwestern Presbyterian*
W 57–0[3]
October 20at Georgia Tech
W 16–0[4]
October 26at Auburn
W 10–5[5]
November 3at Tennessee
W 17–0[6]
November 10at TulaneW 35–0[7]
November 12vs. Ole MissW 24–0[8]
November 20Maryville (TN)*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 28–0[9]
November 29at VanderbiltL 0–206,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1906 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  2. "Sewanee wins from Mooney". Nashville Banner. October 1, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Sewanee 57, S.W.P.U. 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sewanee beats the Yellowjackets in hard fought game; Invaders stronger than rivals". The Atlanta Journal. October 21, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ten to five with Sewanee on top". The Birmingham News. October 27, 1906. Retrieved March 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "The Sewanee Tigers defeat Tennessee". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 4, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Sewanee had an easy game; Beat Tulane 35 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1906. Retrieved March 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Mississippi trimmed 24–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tigers have an easy time". Nashville Banner. November 21, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Vandy wins but after hard fight". The Atlanta Journal. November 30, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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