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1895 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–2–1 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainA. G. Blacklock
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1894
1896 →
1895 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Auburn 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Georgia 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 2 – 1
Alabama 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 4 – 0

The 1895 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1895 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the inaugural season of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). Led by William Ayres Reynolds in his first and only season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–2–1 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 29North Carolina*
T 0–0[1]
November 2Cumberland (TN)*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 16–6[2]
November 9Nashville*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 16–0[3]
November 16at Auburn
Canceled [4]
November 18at Georgia
L 0–22[5]
November 28at Vanderbilt
L 6–18[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "It was a tie game, Sewanee and the University of North Carolina fail to score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 30, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sewanee 16, Cumberland University 6". The Times-Democrat. November 3, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Victory for Sewanee". The Times-Picayune. November 10, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sewanee declines, the Tennessee college will not meet Auburn on the football gridiron next Saturday". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 14, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia giants, the Royal Purple goes down before the Black and Red". The Atlanta Constitution. November 19, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vanderbilt defeats Sewanee". The Times-Democrat. November 29, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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