1958 Sewanee Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 July 2024 1958 Sewanee Tigers football Independent 8–0 Shirley Majors 2nd Andy Finlay Hardee Field The 1958 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as an independent during the 1958 college football season. In their second season under head coach Shirley Majors, the Tigers compiled a perfect 8–0 record, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 285 (34 points per games) to 28 (3.5 points per game).Sewanee Football 2011 Sewanee: The University of the South 2011 38 https://issuu.com/sewaneeathletics/docs/sewaneefootball2011 February 18, 2024 March 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160315023704/https://issuu.com/sewaneeathletics/docs/sewaneefootball2011 deadOn The Roof Birmingham Post-Herald Bob Phillips November 24, 1958 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-1958-sewanee/141312337/ Newspapers.com It Sewanee's first undefeated and untied football season since 1899.No Bigtime At Sewanee Says Coach The Jackson Sun Marvin Beard November 17, 1958 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jackson-sun-no-bigtime-at-sewanee-sa/141314306/ Newspapers.com Three Sewanee players were selected as All-Americans: Dan Davis, fullback and captain Andy Finlay, and center Bobby Potts.Media Guide, p. 31. In 2008, the 1958 team was inducted as a group into the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame. The 1899 football team was inducted in 2004 and the 1963 football team in 2010.Media Guide, pp. 30 and 34. The team played its home games at Hardee Field in Sewanee, Tennessee. Schedule y y September 26 at Howard (AL) Howard Stadium Homewood, AL W 21-0 2,000 Howard Bulldogs lost to tough Sewanee 21-0 The Birmingham News Ronald Weathers September 27, 1958 11 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-howard-bulldogs-lost/141315641/ Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-tigers-slam-howar/184713005/ Birmingham Post-Herald Tigers slam Howard, 21–0 September 27, 1958 November 10, 2025 Newspapers.com October 4 1958 Millsaps Majors Millsaps Hardee Field Sewanee, TN W 47-0 1,100 Sewanee Smothers Second Foe The Nashville Tennessean October 5, 1958 27 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-sewanee-smothers-second-f/141337505/ Newspapers.comSewanee Pounds Millsaps 47-0 In Easy Romp Vicksburg Sunday Post October 5, 1958 11 https://www.newspapers.com/article/vicksburg-evening-post-sewanee-pounds-mi/141338043/ Newspapers.com October 11 at 1958 Hampden–Sydney Tigers Hampden–Sydney Hampden Sydney, VA W 44-20 Mullins Sets Pace as Sewanee Puts Hampden-Sydney To Rout by 44-20 The Progress-Index October 12, 1958 23, 25 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-progress-index-mullins-sets-pace-as/141342636/ Newspapers.com October 17 at 1958 Mississippi College Choctaws Mississippi College Clinton, MS W 48-8 Chocs Lose To Sewanee The Clarion-Ledger and ackson Daily News October 19, 1958 1B, 4B https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-chocs-lose-to-sewanee/141336348/ Newspapers.com October 25 1958 Maryville Scots Maryville Hardee Field Sewanee, TN W 46-0 Sewanee Romps Over Maryville The Knoxville News-Sentinel October 26, 1958 C1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-sewanee-romp/141335280/ Newspapers.com November 1 1958 Centre Colonels Centre<hc> Hardee Field Sewanee, TN W 20-0 Sewanee Rips Centre The Courier-Journal November 2, 1958 II-9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-sewanee-rips-centre/141333146/ Newspapers.comSewanee Rolls Over Centre 20-0 to Remain Unbeaten: Takes 6th in Row as Wilder Shines Chattanooga Sunday Times Jim Ryan November 2, 1958 45, 49 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-sewanee-rolls-ov/141334174/ Newspapers.com November 8 at 1958 Washington and Lee Generals Washington and Lee Lexington, VA (Cy Young Day) W 12-0 2,000 Sewanee Still Unbeaten, Blanks Generals 12 to 0 The Chattanooga Times Associated Press November 9, 1958 46 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-sewanee-still-un/141331714/ Newspapers.com November 15 1958 Southwestern Lynx Southwestern (TN) Hardee Field Sewanee, TN (Edmund Orgill Trophy) W 47-0 Southwestern To Tackle Rough Sewanee: Tigers Seeking Perfect Record The Commercial Appeal November 15, 1958 27 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-southwestern-to-ta/141330743/ Newspapers.comSewanee Goes All the Way; Smashes Southwestern 47-0 The Nashville Tennessean November 16, 1958 4C https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-sewanee-goes-all-the-way/141329545/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/team/652/stats/13325 National Collegiate Athletic Association February 18, 2024 References Sewanee Category:Sewanee Tigers football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Sewanee Tigers football