1914 Sewanee Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1914 Sewanee Tigers football 1914 Sewanee Tigers football team.png 285 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 5–3 4–2 Harris G. Cope 6th Lee Tolley Hardee Field 10sewaneeuniform.png 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 October 3 w y 1914 Cumberland Bulldogs Cumberland (TN) Hardee Field Sewanee, TN 59–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-sewanee-wins-opene/136965521/ The Commercial Appeal Sewanee wins opener; Cumberland snowed under, score 59 to 0 October 4, 1914 December 17, 2023 Newspapers.com October 10 l Georgia Hardee Field Sewanee, TN 6–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-sewanee-goes-down/136965621/ Birmingham Age-Herald Sewanee goes down in defeat before Georgia October 11, 1914 December 17, 2023 Newspapers.com October 17 w Chattanooga Hardee Field Sewanee, TN 46–3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-sewanee-romps-on-chattano/136965715/ The Nashville Tennessean Sewanee romps on Chattanooga, 46 to 3 October 18, 1914 December 17, 2023 Newspapers.com October 24 w y Florida Barrs Field Jacksonville, FL 26–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-fumbles-costly-for-flo/136965785/ The Tampa Morning Tribune Fumbles costly for Floridians October 25, 1914 December 17, 2023 Newspapers.com October 31 l y y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA 0–20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-tech-defeats-sewanee/136965890/ The Atlanta Journal Tech defeats Sewanee Tigers by 20 to 0 score November 1, 1914 December 17, 2023 Newspapers.com November 7 w y Alabama Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL 18–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71327298/come-back-for-sewanee/ Chattanooga Daily Times "Come back" for Sewanee November 8, 1914 December 17, 2023 Newspapers.com November 14 l y Tennessee Andrews Field Chattanooga, TN 7–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82750935/tennessee-defeats-sewanee-by-two-touchdo/ The Chattanooga Times Tennessee defeats Sewanee by two touchdowns to one before four thousand people November 15, 1914 December 17, 2023 Newspapers.com November 26 w y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 14–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-sewanee-beats-vand/136966011/ The Commercial Appeal Sewanee beats Vandy in annual grid battle November 27, 1914 December 17, 2023 Newspapers.com1914 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 17, 2023 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/sewanee/1914-schedule.html Game summaries Cumberland Lee Tolley was a part of the longest kick return in school history, a 90-yard run against Cumberland.http://sewaneetigers.com/information/hof/bios/Tolley?view=bio Robert Lee Tolley sewaneetigers.com 2017-02-28 2017-03-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20170301010009/http://sewaneetigers.com/information/hof/bios/Tolley?view=bio dead Georgia All-American David Paddock and Georgia defeated Sewanee 7–6. It was Sewanee's first home loss since their very first game. Chattanooga Chattanooga was beaten 46–3. Florida Sewanee at Florida Sewanee Florida 13 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 October 24 Barrs FieldJacksonville, Florida Pee Wee Forsythe Sources: The Tigers shutout Florida 26–0. Florida was outplayed in the first half.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5974430/the_houston_post/ 19 October 25, 1914 The Houston Post Sewanee Defeated Florida July 23, 2016 Newspapers.com In the final period, Tolley had an 85-yard touchdown run.Sewanee Purple Tigers Romp Over Plucky Floridians October 29, 1914 11005/1027 Georgia Tech John Heisman's Georgia Tech team beat Sewanee 20–0. Alabama Alabama was defeated 18–0.1914 Season http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/14-m-footbl-recaps.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20140425164749/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/14-m-footbl-recaps.pdf grfx.cstv.com 2014-04-25 dead Tolley was a part of the first triple-pass in Sewanee history. 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."https://books.google.com/books?id=61zOAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA92 Sewanee Unable To Make Gains Through Heavy Tennessee Line The University of Tennessee Record 1915 18 5 68 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. 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.http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069395/1914-11-28/ed-1/seq-5/print/image_681x648_from_880%2C95_to_3937%2C3006/ Hopkinsville Kentuckian Tolley's Run Won Victory November 28, 1914 References Sewanee Category:Sewanee Tigers football seasons Sewanee Tigers football