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1898 Sewanee Tigers football team

1898 Sewanee Tigers football
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SIAA 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
Seasons
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1899 →
1898 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Sewanee $ 3 0 0     4 0 0
Auburn 2 0 0     2 1 0
LSU 1 0 0     1 0 0
Georgia 3 1 0     4 2 0
Clemson 1 1 0     3 1 0
Tulane 1 1 0     1 1 0
Kentucky State 0 0 0     7 0 0
Vanderbilt 1 3 0     1 5 0
Texas 0 1 0     5 1 0
Ole Miss 0 1 0     1 1 0
Nashville 0 2 0     0 2 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 0     0 3 0
Cumberland 0 0 0     0 0 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 0     0 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Nashville at Sewanee
1 2 Total
Nashville 0 0 0
Sewanee 5 5 10

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Sewanee at Texas
1 2 Total
Sewanee 4 0 4
Texas 0 0 0

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Sewanee at Southern A. C.
1 2 Total
Sewanee 11 10 21
Southern 0 0 0
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Athletic Park
    New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 p. m.
  • Referee: Leigh Carroll

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Sewanee at Vanderbilt
1 2 Total
Sewanee 10 9 19
Vanderbilt 4 0 4
  • Date: November 24
  • Location: Dudley Field
    Nashville, TN
  • Game start: 2:30 p. m.
  • Game attendance: 4,000
  • Referee: W. P. Taylor (Birmingham)

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The 1898 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 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.

Sewanee was coming off the worst season in school history.

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The season opened with a 10–0 victory to avenge last year's loss to the Nashville Garnet and Blue.

The starting lineup was Waites (left end), Jones (left tackle), Bolling (left guard), Risley (center), Claiborne (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Crandle (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Kilpatrick (left halfback), Gray (right halfback), Simkins (fullback).

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Sewanee beat Texas 4–0, scoring on a trick play.

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).

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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.Ormond Simkins made the last touchdown, racing for the goal after William H. Poole blocked a kick.

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).

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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. Simkins scored next on a 2-yard run. After the half, Kilpatrick scored on a 2-yard run. The last touchdown was a 35-yard run from Smith.


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