1908 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1908 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–1–3 (1–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainLawrence Markley
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
LSU + 2 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Auburn + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Georgia 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Alabama 1 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Sewanee 1 – 1 – 1 4 – 1 – 3
Mississippi A&M 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Mercer 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Clemson 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Nashville   –     –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1908 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1908 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Harry Van Surdam in his first season and finished with a record of four wins, one loss, and three ties (4–1–3 overall, 1–1–1 in the SIAA).

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Mooney School*
W 29–0[1]
October 12Castle Heights*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 35–2[2]
October 17at Virginia*
T 0–05,000[3]
October 24at Auburn
L 0–63,000[4]
October 31at Kentucky State College*
W 12–0[5]
November 7at Saint Louis*
T 6–6[6]
November 14at Georgia Tech
W 6–0[7]
November 26at Vanderbilt
T 6–6[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tigers open season by easily defeating Mooney, score 29 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 4, 1908. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sewanee runs up big score on C.H." Nashville Banner. October 13, 1908. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "No Score At Norfolk". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 18, 1908. p. 55. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Auburn downs mountain men". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1908. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sewanee defeats Kentucky State". The Courier-Journal. November 1, 1908. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "St. Louis baffled by Sewanee attack". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 8, 1908. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Techs lose to Sewanee". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 15, 1908. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sewanee fights Vandy a tie". The Atlanta Constitution. November 27, 1908. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1908 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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