1898 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1898 Sewanee Tigers football
SIAA champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–0 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainDana Smith
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 0
Auburn 2 – 0 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
LSU 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 0
Georgia 3 – 1 – 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
Mississippi 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Texas 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Nashville 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 4 – 0
Kentucky State# 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Cumberland (TN)
 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
SW Presbyterian
 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # – State champion

The 1898 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was coached by John Gere Jayne in his second year as head coach, compiling a record of 4–0 (3–0 SIAA) and outscoring opponents 56 to 4 to win the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association title. Due to misgivings over Virginia and North Carolina playing ringers, Caspar Whitney declared Sewanee the best team in the South.[1]

Before the season

Sewanee was coming off the worst season in school history.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 15Nashville
W 10–0
November 10at Texas
W 4–0
November 12at Southern A. C.*
W 21–0
November 24at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry
    • )    		W 19–44,000
    • *Non-conference game

    [2]

    Game summaries

    Nashville

    Nashville at Sewanee
    1 2Total
    Nashville 0 0 0
    • Sewanee 5 5 10

    Sources:[3]

    The season opened with a 10–0 victory to avenge last year's loss to the Nashville Garnet and Blue.[4]

    The starting lineup was Waites (left end), Jones (left tackle), Bolling (left guard), Risley (center), Claiborne (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Crandle (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Kilpatrick (left halfback), Gray (right halfback), Simkins (fullback).[3]

    Texas

    Sewanee at Texas
    1 2Total
    • Sewanee 4 0 4
    Texas 0 0 0

    Sources:[5]

    Sewanee beat Texas 4–0, scoring on a trick play.[5]

    The starting lineup was Waites (left end), Jones (left tackle), Risby (left guard), Poole (center), Claiborne (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Crandle (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Kilpatrick (left halfback), Gray (right halfback), Simkins (fullback).[5]

    Southern A. C.

    Sewanee at Southern A. C.
    1 2Total
    • Sewanee 11 10 21
    Southern 0 0 0
    • Date: November 12
    • Location: Athletic Park
      New Orleans
    • Game start: 3:00 p. m.
    • Referee: Leigh Carroll

    Sources:[6]

    Sewanee defeated the Southern Athletic Club of

    William H. Poole blocked a kick.[6]

    The starting lineup was Waites (left end), Jones (left tackle), Risby (left guard), Poole (center), Claiborne (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Crandell (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Kilpatrick (left halfback), Davis (right halfback), Simkins (fullback).[6]

    Vanderbilt

    Sewanee at Vanderbilt
    1 2Total
    • Sewanee 10 9 19
    Vanderbilt 4 0 4

    Sources:[7]

    The Tigers beat rival Vanderbilt 19–4. Sewell made the first touchdown on a 7-yard run. Vanderbilt's score came on a 40-yard run around left end by Walter H. Simmons.[7] Simkins scored next on a 2-yard run. After the half, Kilpatrick scored on a 2-yard run.[7] The last touchdown was a 35-yard run from Smith.[7]

    The starting lineup was Waites (left end), Jones (left tackle), Risley (left guard), Poole (center), Claiborne (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Davis (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Kilpatrick (left halfback), Siebels (right halfback), Simkins (fullback).[7]

    Postseason

    Sewanee won the SIAA title.[8]

    Players

    Varsity lettermen

    Line

    Player Position Games
    started     		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    "Wild Bill" Claiborne
    		 guard Amherst Co., Virginia Roanoke College 6'0" 190
    A. H. Davis end
    J. W. "Deacon" Jones tackle Marshall, Texas
    William H. Poole
    		 center Glyndon, Maryland 6'0" 185 18
    H. S. Risley guard
    Dana Smith tackle
    John C. Waties end

    Backfield

    Player Position Games
    started     		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    Charles Quintard Gray halfback Ocala, Florida
    Rex Kilpatrick halfback Bridgeport, Alabama 6'1" 185 17
    Henry Seibels halfback Montgomery, Alabama 5'10" 170 22
    Ormond Simkins fullback Corsicana, Texas 5'10" 163 19
    Warbler Wilson quarterback Rock Hill, South Carolina 5'10" 154 21

    Subs

    Player Position Games
    started     		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    R. G. Arrington
    Ralph P. Black
    R. E. Bolling
    G. G. Cannon
    Howard Crandell
    Ralph Nesbit
    H. M. T. "Bunny" Pearce end
    Charles B. Colmore back

    References

    1. ^ Hapgood, Norman (1857). "Harper's weekly". pp. 65 v.
    2. ^ "2004 Sewanee football media guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013.
    3. ^
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    5. ^
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    8. ^ "David Wilson's Homepage".
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