1924 Sewanee Tigers football team

The 1924 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1924 Southern Conference football season. It was the team's first season in the Southern Conference, and features its last victory over rival Vanderbilt. Sewanee was also a co-member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1924, its last season as a member. The game against Carson-Newman was forfeited in their favor.

1924 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Millard, Eugene Harris
Home stadiumHardee Field
1924 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Alabama $ 5 0 08 1 0
Florida 2 0 16 2 2
Georgia 5 1 07 3 0
Tulane 4 1 08 1 0
Washington and Lee 4 1 16 3 1
South Carolina 3 2 07 3 0
Sewanee * 3 2 06 4 0
Mississippi A&M 3 2 05 4 0
Virginia 3 2 05 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 2 15 3 1
Vanderbilt * 3 3 06 3 1
VPI 2 2 34 2 3
VMI 2 3 16 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 04 5 0
North Carolina 2 3 04 5 0
Auburn 2 4 14 4 1
Maryland 1 2 13 3 3
NC State 1 4 12 4 2
LSU 0 3 05 4 0
Ole Miss 0 3 04 5 0
Clemson 0 3 02 6 0
Tennessee 0 4 03 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA
1924 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre + 1 0 05 1 1
Oglethorpe + 5 0 06 3 1
Mississippi College 2 0 12 5 1
Newberry 4 1 08 2 0
Mercer 4 1 15 3 2
Sewanee* 2 1 06 4 0
The Citadel 4 2 06 4 0
Louisville 2 1 03 4 1
Millsaps 1 1 03 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 1 01 4 0
Transylvania 1 2 06 2 0
Furman 1 2 05 5 0
Wofford 2 4 03 7 0
Howard (AL) 1 3 03 5 1
Presbyterian 1 3 01 6 1
Vanderbilt* 0 1 06 3 1
Louisiana College 0 1 00 1 0
Western Kentucky 0 2 04 6 0
Erskine 0 4 00 7 0
Chattanooga 0 5 01 7 1
  • + Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SoCon

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Transylvania*W 27–0
September 27Southwestern (TN)*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 7–0
October 4Carson–Newman*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 0–12
October 11at Texas A&M*L 0–7[1]
October 18at AlabamaL 0–1410,000[2]
October 25at KentuckyL 0–7
November 1at Oglethorpe*L 0–7[3]
November 8vs. Ole MissMemphis, TNW 21–0
November 15at South Carolina
W 10–0[4]
November 29at VanderbiltW 16–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. Hall, Flem R. (October 12, 1924). "Texas Aggies' Great Defensive Defeats Sewanee". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 15. Retrieved August 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Bama sweeps up over Sewanee team 14 to 0". The Times-Picayune. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 19, 1924. p. 24.
  3. "Oglethorpe employs aerial game to win from Purple Tiger, 7 to 0". The Tennessean. November 2, 1924. Retrieved February 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sewanee wins in last few minutes from Gamecocks". The Nashville Tennessean. November 16, 1924. Retrieved January 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1924 Sewanee football schedule".
  6. Sewanee media guide
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