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Ellwood Wilson is considered the "founder of Sewanee football." [2] Their 1899 football team had perhaps the best season in college football history, winning all 12 of their games, 11 by shutout, and outscoring their opponents 322-10. Five of those wins, all shutouts, came in a six-day period while on a 2,500-mile (4,000 km) trip by train.
Sewanee Football Team of 1899. The 1899 Sewanee Tigers completed one of the greatest seasons in college football history. [3] At a time when most teams in the South played only a few games a year due to the costs of travel, the Sewanee Tigers played a schedule of 12 games in a 6-week period, with 9 games on the road.
The 1958 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as an independent during the 1958 college football season. In their second season under head coach Shirley Majors , the Tigers compiled a perfect 8–0 record, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by ...
The 1922 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1922 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach John Nicholson in his second season and finished with a record of three wins, four losses, and one tie (3–4 ...
The 1893 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South in the 1893 college football season. Schedule [ edit ]
The 1943 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as an independent during the 1943 college football season. Three games were scheduled and attempts by Vanderbilt to schedule a game with Sewanee failed.
The 1939 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Harry E. Clark, Sewanee compiled a 3–5 record. [1]
A 16-team playoff to determine the best team in college football history with winners decided by fan votes was run by the College Football Hall of Fame, called the March of the Gridiron Champions. Sewanee, starting at the lowest seed, won the tournament. [h] In 2022, a documentary film about the team was released.