1914 Sewanee Tigers football team

The 1914 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.

1914 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1914 record5–3 (4–2 SIAA)
Head coachHarris G. Cope (6th season)
CaptainLee Tolley
Home stadiumHardee Field
Uniform
1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tennessee + 6 0 0  9 0 0
Auburn + 4 0 1  8 0 1
Texas A&M 2 0 0  6 1 1
Ole Miss 2 1 1  5 4 1
Mississippi A&M 4 2 0  6 2 0
Sewanee 4 2 0  5 3 0
Florida 3 2 0  5 2 0
Georgia 2 2 1  3 5 1
Clemson 2 2 0  5 3 1
Alabama 3 3 0  5 4 0
Kentucky 1 1 0  5 3 0
LSU 1 2 1  4 4 1
Chattanooga 1 3 0  5 4 0
Vanderbilt 1 3 0  2 6 0
Mississippi College 0 1 1  4 3 1
Wofford 0 1 0  1 7 1
Centre 0 1 0  1 3 1
Mercer 0 3 0  5 4 0
Tulane 0 3 1  3 3 1
The Citadel 0 3 0  2 5 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Before the season

Coach Harris Cope was assisted by several former Sewanee greats, such as Henry D. Phillips and Frank Juhan and Silas Williams and George Watkins.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 3Cumberland (TN)*W 59–0
October 10Georgia
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
L 6–7
October 17Chattanooga
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 46–3
October 24at FloridaW 26–0
October 31at Georgia Tech*
L 0–20
November 7at AlabamaW 18–0
November 14vs. Tennessee
L 7–14
November 21at VanderbiltW 14–13
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

Game summaries

Cumberland

Lee Tolley was a part of the longest kick return in school history, a 90-yard run against Cumberland.[2]

Georgia

All-American David Paddock and Georgia defeated Sewanee 76.

Chattanooga

Chattanooga was beaten 46–3.

Florida

Sewanee at Florida
1 234Total
Sewanee 13 706 26
Florida 0 000 0

The Tigers shutout Florida 26–0. Florida was outplayed in the first half.[4] In the final period, Tolley had an 85-yard touchdown run.[3]

Georgia Tech

John Heisman's Georgia Tech team beat Sewanee 200.

Alabama

Alabama was defeated 180.[5] Tolley was a part of the first triple-pass in Sewanee history.[2]

Tennessee

An account of the Tennessee game reads "Lindsay, as usual, ploughed through the opposing line for consistent gains, and when it was absolutely necessary that Tennessee gain a certain number of yards 'Russ' was sure to be called upon...Mush Kerr played a wonderful game in the line as did Capt. Kelly. The work of the Tennessee line was easily the feature of the contest, and Sewanee early discovered that it was practically useless to rely on line plunges to gain ground."[6]

Vanderbilt

Sewanee beat rival Vanderbilt for the first time since the championship year of 1909, 1413. Tolley had a 75-yard touchdown run, and was awarded with a gold fob for the victory.[2] One account reads "For brilliance and beauty of execution, (Tolley's play) has had few equals, if any, in the South, and the Tiger leader retires from the game as the premier quarterback in the S.I.A.A., beyond a doubt." His performance included a 75-yard punt return for a touchdown.[7]

References

  1. "1914 Sewanee football schedule".
  2. http://sewaneetigers.com/information/hof/bios/Tolley?view=bio
  3. "Tigers Romp Over Plucky Floridians". Sewanee Purple. October 29, 1914. hdl:11005/1027.
  4. "Sewanee Defeated Florida". The Houston Post. October 25, 1914. p. 19. Retrieved July 23, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  5. http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/14-m-footbl-recaps.pdf
  6. "Sewanee Unable To Make Gains Through Heavy Tennessee Line". The University of Tennessee Record. 18 (5): 68. 1915.
  7. "Tolley's Run Won Victory". Hopkinsville Kentuckian. November 28, 1914.
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