1923 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1923 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4–1 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainCooper Litton
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
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1923 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Centre 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Vanderbilt* 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Western Kentucky 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Mississippi College 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 1 – 2
The Citadel 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Presbyterian 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Louisville 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Oglethorpe 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Chattanooga 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Howard (AL) 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 3
Wofford 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Mercer 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Millsaps 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 1 – 1
Louisiana College 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Transylvania 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Newberry 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SoCon

The 1923 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1923 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach M. S. Bennett in his first season and finished with a record of five wins, four losses, and one tie (5–4–1 overall, 3–2 in the SIAA).

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Carson–Newman*
T 0–0[1]
September 29Howard (AL)
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 3–2[2]
October 6Southwestern Presbyterian*
W 34–0[3]
October 13vs. Texas A&M*
L 0–14[4]
October 20at Alabama*
L 0–710,000[5]
October 27at Oglethorpe
W 13–0[6]
November 3at Chattanooga
W 26–0[7]
November 10vs. Centre
L 6–2010,000[8]
November 17Maryville (TN)*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 20–0[9]
November 29at Vanderbilt
L 0–715,000–17,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sewanee unable to score against Parsons who hold their highgly touted eleven to scoreless tie". The Journal and Tribune. September 23, 1923. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sewanee has close call with Howard". The Commercial Appeal. September 30, 1923. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sewanee Tigers get into action and run over S.P.U. team". The Nashville Tennessean. October 7, 1923. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "A&M repulses Tiger invasion". The Austin American. October 14, 1923. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lone touchdown defeats Sewanee". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 21, 1922. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oglethorpe loses to Sewanee, 13–0". The Birmingham News. October 28, 1923. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sewanee splashes way to 26–0 victory over Chattanooga eleven". Nashville Banner. November 4, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sewanee goes down fighting Colonels winning by 20 to 6". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1923. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maryville loses to Sewanee". The Atlanta Journal. November 18, 1923. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Pass gives Vanderbilt 7–0 win over Sewanee". The Birmingham Post. November 30, 1923. Retrieved December 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1923 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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