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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[edit]

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 Vanderbilt
L 4–68[8]
  • *Non-conference game

[9]

Players[edit]

Varsity lettermen[edit]

Line[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1905 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sewanee beats Mooney 42 to 0 in first game". The Atlanta Journal. October 8, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sewanee won heavy game". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee lost a bitterly fought game". The Journal and Tribune. October 29, 1905. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sewanee tied Georgia Tech". The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas put it over Sewanee". Nashville Banner. November 18, 1905. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alabama completely crushed by Sewanee". Nashville Banner. November 24, 1905. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vanderbilt 68, Sewanee 4". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved May 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "1905 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results".
  10. ^ "Sewanee Alumni News, 1949". University of the South. 1949.
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