1905 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1905 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2–1 (3–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Scarbrough
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →
1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
LSU 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 0 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Clemson 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Cumberland (TN) 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Alabama 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Nashville 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Auburn 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Tulane 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Georgia 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1905 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1905 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Willard Hyatt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–2–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7Mooney*
W 42–0[2]
October 20vs. Cumberland (TN)Nashville, TNW 9–0[3]
October 28Tennessee
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 11–6[4]
November 11at Georgia Tech
T 18–18[5]
November 17at Texas*
L 10–17[6]
November 23at Alabama
W 42–6[7]
November 30at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
    		• L 4–68[8]
    • *Non-conference game

    [9]

    Players

    Varsity lettermen

    Line

    Player Position Games
    started     		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    J. L. Brong guard
    Rupert Colmore
    		 end Sewanee, Tennessee 155
    E. H. Fowlkes tackle
    Ephraim Kirby-Smith tackle Sewanee, Tennessee 156
    Henry D. Phillips guard Philadelphia 6'4" 188 23
    Miles Watkins center
    David Wettlin end

    Backfield

    Player Position Games
    started     		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    John Scarbrough quarterback Rockdale, Texas 135 19
    James L. Harris back
    John Shaffer back
    Wilmer Poyner back
    Nate Sawrie back

    [10]

    Subs

    Player Position Games
    started     		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    R. N. Atkinson
    Robert Bostrom
    Roland Crownover
    John Greer
    H. H. Lumpkin

    References

    1. ^ "1905 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
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    9. ^ "1905 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results".
    10. ^ "Sewanee Alumni News, 1949". University of the South. 1949.
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