1914 Sewanee Tigers football team
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| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| 1914 record | 5–3 (3–2 SIAA) |
| Head coach | Harris G. Cope (6th season) |
| Assistant coach | Henry D. Phillips |
| Assistant coach | Frank Juhan |
| Assistant coach | George Watkins |
| Assistant coach | Silas Williams |
| Captain | Lee Tolley |
| Home stadium | McGee Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1914 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.
Before the season
Coach Harris Cope was assisted by several former Sewanee greats, such as Henry D. Phillips and Frank Juhan and Silas Williams and George Watkins.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | |||||
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| October 3 | Cumberland* | McGee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 59–0 | ||||||
| October 10 | Georgia | McGee Field • Sewanee, TN | L 6–7 | ||||||
| October 17 | Chattanooga* | McGee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 46–3 | ||||||
| October 24 | at Florida | Jacksonville, FL | W 26–0 | ||||||
| October 31 | at Georgia Tech* | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | L 0–20 | ||||||
| November 7 | at Alabama | Birmingham, AL | W 18–0 | ||||||
| November 14 | vs. Tennessee | Andrews Field • Chattanooga, TN | L 7–14 | ||||||
| November 21 | at Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) | W 14–13 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Game summaries
Cumberland
Lee Tolley was a part of the longest kick return in school history, a 90-yard run against Cumberland.[2]
Georgia
All-American David Paddock and Georgia defeated Sewanee 7–6.
Chattanooga
Chattanooga was beaten 46–3.
Florida
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The Tigers shutout Florida 26–0. Florida was outplayed in the first half.[4] In the final period, Tolley had an 85-yard touchdown run.[3]
Georgia Tech
John Heisman's Georgia Tech team beat Sewanee 20–0.
Alabama
Alabama was defeated 18–0.[5] Tolley was a part of the first triple-pass in Sewanee history.[2]
Tennessee
An account of the Tennessee game reads "Lindsay, as usual, ploughed through the opposing line for consistent gains, and when it was absolutely necessary that Tennessee gain a certain number of yards 'Russ' was sure to be called upon...Mush Kerr played a wonderful game in the line as did Capt. Kelly. The work of the Tennessee line was easily the feature of the contest, and Sewanee early discovered that it was practically useless to rely on line plunges to gain ground."[6]
Vanderbilt
Sewanee beat rival Vanderbilt for the first time since the championship year of 1909, 14–13. Tolley had a 75-yard touchdown run, and was awarded with a gold fob for the victory.[2] One account reads "For brilliance and beauty of execution, (Tolley's play) has had few equals, if any, in the South, and the Tiger leader retires from the game as the premier quarterback in the S.I.A.A., beyond a doubt." His performance included a 75-yard punt return for a touchdown.[7]
References
- ↑ "1914 Sewanee football schedule".
- 1 2 3 http://sewaneetigers.com/information/hof/bios/Tolley?view=bio
- 1 2 "Tigers Romp Over Plucky Floridians". Sewanee Purple. October 29, 1914.
- ↑ "Sewanee Defeated Florida". The Houston Post. October 25, 1914. p. 19. Retrieved July 23, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/14-m-footbl-recaps.pdf
- ↑ "Sewanee Unable To Make Gains Through Heavy Tennessee Line". The University of Tennessee Record. 18 (5): 68.
- ↑ "Tolley's Run Won Victory". Hopkinsville Kentuckian. November 28, 1914.