1897 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1897 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–3–1 (1–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainOscar Wilder
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0 6 0 1
Georgia 2 0 0 2 1 0
Auburn 2 0 1 2 0 1
Tennessee 1 0 0 4 1 0
Central (KY) 1 1 0 1 2 0
Nashville 1 1 0 1 1 0
Alabama 0 0 0 1 0 0
Texas 0 0 0 6 2 0
LSU 0 0 0 1 1 0
Sewanee 1 2 1 1 3 1
Clemson 0 1 0 2 2 0
Mercer 0 1 0 0 2 1
Cumberland (TN)
0 1 0 0 1 0
Kentucky State College 0 2 0 2 4 0
SW Presbyterian
0 0 0 0 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16at NashvilleNashville, TNL 5–6[1]
October 18Central (KY)W 4–0[2]
October 30at Auburn
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
T 0–0[3]
November 5North Carolina*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
L 6–12[4]
November 25
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
  • L 0–10[5]
    • *Non-conference game

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