1898 Sewanee Tigers football team

1898 Sewanee Tigers football
SIAA Co-Champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1898 record 40 (30 SIAA)
Head coach J. G. Jayne
Captain Dana Smith
Home stadium McGee Field
1898 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
North Carolina § 6 0 0     9 0 0
Sewanee § 3 0 0     4 0 0
LSU 1 0 0     1 0 0
Auburn 2 1 0     2 1 0
Georgia 3 2 0     4 2 0
Clemson 1 1 0     3 1 0
Tulane 1 1 0     1 1 0
Vanderbilt 1 2 0     1 5 0
Texas 0 1 0     5 1 0
Virginia Tech 0 1 0     3 2 0
Davidson 0 1 0     1 1 0
Ole Miss 0 1 0     1 1 0
Nashville 0 2 0     0 2 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 0     0 3 0
Kentucky 0 0 0     7 0 0
Cumberland            
Southwestern Presbyterian            
§ Conference co-champions

The 1898 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1898 college football season. The team was coached by J. G. Jayne in his 2nd year as head coach, compiling a record of 30 (50 SIAA) and outscoring opponents 56 to 4 to win a share of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association title.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result
Nashville McGee Field • Sewanee, TN W 100  
at Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 40  
at Southern* Birmingham, AL W 230  
at Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) W 194  
*Non-conference game.

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