1898 Sewanee Tigers football team
| 1898 Sewanee Tigers football | |
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SIAA co-champion | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| 1898 record | 4–0 (3–0 SIAA) |
| Head coach | J. G. Jayne |
| Captain | Dana Smith |
| Home stadium | McGee Field |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nashville | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1898 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1898 college football season. The team was coached by J. G. Jayne in his 2nd year as head coach, compiling a record of 3–0 (5–0 SIAA) and outscoring opponents 56 to 4 to win a share of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association title.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | |||||
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| October 15 | Nashville | McGee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 10–0 | ||||||
| November 10 | at Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 4–0 | ||||||
| November 12 | at Southern A. C. | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | W 21–0 | ||||||
| November 25 | at Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) | W 19–4 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Season summary
Nashville
The season opened with a 10–0 defeat of the Nashville Garnet and Blue.
Texas
Sewanee beat Texas 4–0, scoring on a trick play.[2]
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).[2]
Southern A. C.
Sources:[3] |
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.[3] Ormond Simkins made the last touchdown, racing for the goal after William H. Poole blocked a kick.[3]
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).[3]
Vanderbilt
Sources:[4] |
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.[4] Simkins scored next on a 2-yard run. After the half, Kilpatrick scored on a 2-yard run.[4] The last touchdown was a 35-yard run from Smith.[4]
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).[4]
Players
Varsity lettermen
Line
| Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
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| "Wild Bill" Claiborne | guard | ||||||
| A. H. Davis | end | ||||||
| J. W. "Deacon" Jones | tackle | ||||||
| William H. Poole | center | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Rex Kilpatrick | halfback | ||||||
| Henry Seibels | halfback | ||||||
| Ormond Simkins | fullback | ||||||
| Warbler Wilson | quarterback | ||||||
Subs
| Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
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| 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).
- 1 2 "Sewanee Plays Fine Ball With Texas". The Times-Picayune. November 11, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved May 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 "Sewanee Makes The Score 21 to 0". The Times-Picayune. November 13, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved May 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Up Goes Sewanee's Purple". The Tennessean. November 25, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved May 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.