1908 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–1–3 (1–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainLawrence Markley
Home stadiumHardee Field
1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
LSU + 2 –0 –010 –0 –0
Auburn + 4 –1 –06 –1 –0
Vanderbilt 3 –0 –17 –2 –1
Tennessee 3 –2 –07 –2 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Georgia 2 –2 –15 –2 –1
Alabama 1 –1 –16 –1 –1
Sewanee 1 –1 –14 –1 –3
Mississippi A&M 1 –3 –03 –4 –0
Ole Miss 0 –2 –03 –5 –0
Mercer 0 –3 –03 –4 –0
Clemson 0 –4 –01 –6 –0
Nashville   –    –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1908 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1908 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Harry Van Surdam in his first season and finished with a record of four wins, one loss, and three ties (4–1–3 overall, 1–1–1 in the SIAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Mooney School*W 29–0[1]
October 12Castle Heights*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 35–2[2]
October 17at Virginia*
T 0–05,000[3]
October 24at Auburn
L 0–63,000[4]
October 31at Kentucky State College*
W 12–0[5]
November 7at Saint Louis*T 6–6[6]
November 14at Georgia TechW 6–0[7]
November 26at VanderbiltT 6–6[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Tigers open season by easily defeating Mooney, score 29 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 4, 1908. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Sewanee runs up big score on C.H." Nashville Banner. October 13, 1908. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "No Score At Norfolk". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 18, 1908. p. 55. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Auburn downs mountain men". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1908. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sewanee defeats Kentucky State". The Courier-Journal. November 1, 1908. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "St. Louis baffled by Sewanee attack". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 8, 1908. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Techs lose to Sewanee". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 15, 1908. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Sewanee fights Vandy a tie". The Atlanta Constitution. November 27, 1908. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "1908 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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