1915 Sewanee Tigers football team

The 1915 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1915 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Harris G. Cope in his seventh season and finished with a record of four wins, three losses, and two ties (4–3–2 overall, 1–2–2 in the SIAA).

1915 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–2 (1–2–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBob Taylor Dobbins
Home stadiumHardee Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Alabama 5 0 0 6 2 0
LSU 4 0 0 6 2 0
Transylvania 3 0 1 7 1 1
Auburn 5 1 0 6 2 0
Georgia 3 1 1 5 2 2
Chattanooga 3 1 2 5 2 2
Mississippi A&M 4 2 1 5 2 1
Kentucky 2 1 1 6 1 1
Florida 3 3 0 4 3 0
Clemson 2 2 1 2 4 2
South Carolina 1 1 1 5 3 1
Furman 1 1 0 5 3 0
Mercer 2 3 0 5 4 0
Mississippi College 2 3 0 4 4 1
The Citadel 1 2 0 5 3 0
Sewanee 1 2 2 4 3 2
Tennessee 1 4 0 4 4 0
Tulane 1 4 0 4 4 0
Central University 0 3 1 3 5 1
Louisville 0 3 1 1 5 1
Howard (AL) 0 3 0 3 4 1
Wofford 0 3 0 3 5 0
Ole Miss 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Morgan Training School*W 57–0[1]
October 9Cumberland (TN)*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 47–0[2]
October 16at FloridaW 7–0[3]
October 23at Kentucky
T 7–75,000[4]
October 30at AlabamaL 10–23[5]
November 6vs. Texas*L 6–27[6]
November 8at Baylor*W 16–3[7]
November 13at Chattanooga
T 0–0[8]
November 25at VanderbiltL 3–27[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Sewanee in walkover". The Commercial Appeal. October 3, 1915. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cumberland is swamped by Sewanee Tigers, 47–0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 10, 1915. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U. of Florida beaten 7 to 0 by Sewanee". The Morning Sentinel. October 17, 1915. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sewanee ties with Wildcats". The Courier-Journal. October 24, 1915. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sewanee Tigers outplayed by Alabama and lose, 23–10". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 31, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sewanee Tigers crushed by Texas Longhorns, 27–6". Nashville Tennessean. November 7, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sewanee Tigers ate up the Baylor Bears yesterday afternoon". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. November 9, 1915. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Chattanooga and Sewanee elevens battle to tie". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 14, 1915. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Commodores finished strong rolling up a score of 27 points in the last quarter". The Journal and Tribune. November 26, 1915. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1915 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.