1915 Sewanee Tigers football team

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
Centre 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

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).

Schedule[edit]

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*W 18–0[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[edit]

  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.