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1918 Sewanee Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–2 (0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJames G. Minter, Palmer Woodson
Home stadium Hardee Field
Seasons
←  1917
1919 →
1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech $ 3 0 0 6 1 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 0 4 2 0
Mississippi A&M 2 0 0 3 2 0
Clemson 3 1 0 5 2 0
South Carolina 2 1 1 2 1 1
Furman 1 3 0 3 5 1
Sewanee 0 1 0 3 2 0
The Citadel 0 1 1 0 2 1
Auburn 0 2 0 2 5 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0 1 3 0
Wofford 0 2 0 0 3 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

The 1918 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1918 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Charles Best in his second season and finished with a record of three wins and two losses (3–2 overall, 0–1 in the SIAA). Zach Curlin played for Fort Oglethorpe.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5Morgan Training School*W 68–6
October 12 Camp Greenleaf*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
L 0–14 [1]
November 2at Tennessee (SATC)*W 68–0 [2]
November 22vs. Fort Oglethorpe*W 24–6 [3]
November 28at VanderbiltL 0–40 [4]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Sewanee Tigers defeated, 14–0, by Camp Greenleaf soldiers". Nashville Tennessean. October 13, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sewanee Tigers literally swamp Univ. Tennessee". Nashville Tennessean. November 3, 1918. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers take neat tussle". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 23, 1918. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vandy beats Sewanee, 40–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 29, 1918. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1918 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.