1898 Sewanee Tigers football team
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| Sewanee | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nashville | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State# | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Presbyterian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1898 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was coached by J. G. Jayne in his 2nd year as head coach, compiling a record of 4–0 (3–0 SIAA) and outscoring opponents 56 to 4 to win a share of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association title.
Before the season
Sewanee was coming off the worst season in school history.
Schedule
October 15Nashville
W 10–0 November 10at Texas
W 4–0 November 12at Southern A. C.*
- Athletic Park
- New Orleans
W 21–0 November 25at Vanderbilt
W 19–4
Season summary
Nashville
Sources:[2] |
The season opened with a 10–0 victory to avenge last year's loss to the Nashville Garnet and Blue.[3]
The starting lineup was Waites (left end), Jones (left tackle), Bolling (left guard), Risley (center), Claiborne (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Crandle (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Kilpatrick (left halfback), Gray (right halfback), Simkins (fullback).[2]
Texas
Sources:[4] |
Sewanee beat Texas 4–0, scoring on a trick play.[4]
The starting lineup was Waites (left end), Jones (left tackle), Risby (left guard), Poole (center), Claiborne (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Crandle (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Kilpatrick (left halfback), Gray (right halfback), Simkins (fullback).[4]
Southern A. C.
Sources:[5] |
Sewanee defeated the Southern Athletic Club of New Orleans 21–0. A 12-yard run by Jones made the first touchdown. Davis made the next touchdown. He also scored the third, in the second half.[5] Ormond Simkins made the last touchdown, racing for the goal after William H. Poole blocked a kick.[5]
The starting lineup was Waites (left end), Jones (left tackle), Risby (left guard), Poole (center), Claiborne (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Crandell (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Kilpatrick (left halfback), Davis (right halfback), Simkins (fullback).[5]
Vanderbilt
Sources:[6] |
The Tigers beat rival Vanderbilt 19–4. Sewell made the first touchdown on a 7-yard run. Vanderbilt's score came on a 40-yard run around left end by Walter H. Simmons.[6] Simkins scored next on a 2-yard run. After the half, Kilpatrick scored on a 2-yard run.[6] The last touchdown was a 35-yard run from Smith.[6]
The starting lineup was Waites (left end), Jones (left tackle), Risley (left guard), Poole (center), Claiborne (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Davis (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Kilpatrick (left halfback), Siebels (right halfback), Simkins (fullback).[6]
Postseason
Sewanee won the SIAA title.[7]
Players
Varsity lettermen
Line
| Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Wild Bill" Claiborne | guard | Amherst Co., Virginia | Roanoke College | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| A. H. Davis | end | ||||||
| J. W. "Deacon" Jones | tackle | Marshall, Texas | |||||
| William H. Poole | center | Glyndon, Maryland | 6'0" | 185 | 18 | ||
| H. S. Risley | guard | ||||||
| Dana Smith | tackle | ||||||
| John C. Waties | end |
Backfield
| Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Quintard Gray | halfback | Ocala, Florida | |||||
| Rex Kilpatrick | halfback | Bridgeport, Alabama | 6'1" | 185 | 17 | ||
| Henry Seibels | halfback | Montgomery, Alabama | 5'10" | 170 | 22 | ||
| Ormond Simkins | fullback | Corsicana, Texas | 5'10" | 163 | 19 | ||
| Warbler Wilson | quarterback | Rock Hill, South Carolina | 5'10" | 154 | 21 |
Subs
| Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. G. Arrington | |||||||
| Ralph P. Black | |||||||
| R. E. Bolling | |||||||
| G. G. Cannon | |||||||
| Howard Crandell | |||||||
| Ralph Nesbit | |||||||
| H. M. T. "Bunny" Pearce | end | ||||||
| Charles B. Colmore | back |
References
- ^ "2004 Sewanee football media guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-09.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Sewanee Wins". Sewanee Purple. Vol. 12, no. 7. October 22, 1898.
- ^ "Football". Sewanee Purple. Vol. 12, no. 6. October 15, 1898.
- ^ a b c "Sewanee Plays Fine Ball With Texas". The Times-Picayune. November 11, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved May 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "Sewanee Makes The Score 21 to 0". The Times-Picayune. November 13, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved May 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Up Goes Sewanee's Purple". The Tennessean. November 25, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved May 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/champs/Southern.txt
