1906 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1906 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (5–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Watkins
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1905
1907 →
1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt + 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Clemson + 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 3
Sewanee 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Alabama 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Georgia 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
LSU 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 2 – 2
Mississippi A&M 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 2 – 1
Tennessee 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 2
Mercer 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
Tulane 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 4 – 1
Auburn 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 1
Cumberland (TN)   –     –  
Nashville   –     –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1906 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1906 college football season. Led by first-year head coach James John Quill, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–1, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Mooney*
W 24–0[2]
October 12Southwestern Presbyterian*
W 57–0[3]
October 20at Georgia Tech
W 16–0[4]
October 26at Auburn
W 10–5[5]
November 3at Tennessee
W 17–0[6]
November 10at Tulane
W 35–0[7]
November 12vs. Ole Miss
W 24–0[8]
November 20Maryville (TN)*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 28–0[9]
November 29at Vanderbilt
L 0–206,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1906 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sewanee wins from Mooney". Nashville Banner. October 1, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sewanee 57, S.W.P.U. 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sewanee beats the Yellowjackets in hard fought game; Invaders stronger than rivals". The Atlanta Journal. October 21, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ten to five with Sewanee on top". The Birmingham News. October 27, 1906. Retrieved March 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Sewanee Tigers defeat Tennessee". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 4, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sewanee had an easy game; Beat Tulane 35 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1906. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mississippi trimmed 24–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers have an easy time". Nashville Banner. November 21, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vandy wins but after hard fight". The Atlanta Journal. November 30, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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