1904 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1 (4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRupert Colmore Sr.
Home stadiumHardee Field
1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt + 5 0 09 0 0
Auburn + 5 0 05 0 0
Sewanee 4 1 07 1 0
Georgia Tech 3 1 18 1 1
Alabama 5 3 07 3 0
Clemson 3 2 13 3 1
Tulane 3 2 05 2 0
Cumberland (TN) 1 1 03 1 0
Kentucky State 0 0 09 1 0
Ole Miss 2 3 04 3 0
LSU 1 2 03 4 0
Tennessee 1 4 13 5 1
Nashville 0 4 12 5 1
Georgia 0 4 01 5 0
Mississippi A&M 0 5 02 5 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1904 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South in the 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Mooney*W 47–0
October 11Tennessee Docs*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 58–0[1]
October 152:30 p.m.at Washington University*W 17–0[2][3]
October 27vs. ClemsonColumbia, SCW 11–5
October 29at Tennessee
W 12–0[4]
November 10vs. Texas A&MDallas, TXW 17–5[5]
November 12at TulaneW 18–0[6]
November 24at VanderbiltL 0–276,500[7]

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Players

Line

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
R. N. AtkinsonEnd, back14021
J. L. BrongGuard16521
Rupert ColmoreEndSewanee, Tennessee15321
Roland CrownoverGuard15520
E. H. FowlkesTackle15818
John B. GreerEnd15518
Ephraim Kirby-SmithTackleSewanee, Tennessee15620
Henry D. PhillipsGuardPhiladelphia6'4"18822
G. WatkinsGuard15517
Miles A. WatkinsCenter18419
David G. WetlinEnd14518

Backfield

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Robert E. BostromQuarterback15021
Wilmer S. PoynerHalfback14224
Nate J. SawrieFullback16818
John ScarbroughQuarterbackRockdale, Texas13518
John J. ShafferHalfback13818

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References

  1. "Sewanee Again The Victor". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. October 12, 1904. p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "To-Day's Programmes At The World's Fair". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 15, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Washington Unable To Score Against Sewanee". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 16, 1904. p. 10, part two. Retrieved January 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Sewanee is winner, Mountain Boys take magnificent game from U. of T. by score of 12 to 0". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 30, 1904. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sewanee Wins From Texas". The Vicksburg Herald. Vicksburg, Mississippi. November 11, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved August 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Sewanee 18; Tulane 0". The Times-Democrat. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 13, 1904. p. 21. Retrieved July 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Vanderbilt Is The Champion". The Courier-Journal. November 25, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved May 27, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. "1904 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results".
  9. "SewaneeOfficial". The Tennessean. November 20, 1904. p. 9. Retrieved June 23, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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