1912 Sewanee Tigers football team

1912 Sewanee Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–1–2 (2–1–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Harris G. Cope (4th season)
Captain	Jenks Gillem
Home stadium	Hardee Field

1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	3	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Texas A&M	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State	1	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Auburn	6	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Georgia	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Sewanee	2	–	1	–	2			5	–	1	–	2
Georgia Tech	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Alabama	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Tulane	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Mississippi A&M	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Mercer	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Mississippi College	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Florida	0	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Central University	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Howard (AL)	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1912 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1912 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Harris G. Cope in his fourth season and finished with a record of five wins, one loss, and two ties (5–1–2 overall, 2–1–2 in the SIAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 9	Morgan Training School*	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	W 34–0		[1]
October 12	Florence State Normal*	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	W 101–0		[2]
October 19	Chattanooga*	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	W 27–0		[3]
October 26	vs. Tennessee	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 33–6		[4]
November 2	at Georgia	Sanford Field Athens, GA	T 13–13		[5]
November 9	at Georgia Tech	The Flats Atlanta, GA	W 7–0		[6]
November 16	at Alabama	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	T 6–6		[7]
November 28	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–16	10,000	[8]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Sewanee wins first; Defeats Morgan, score 34 to 0 in season's opener". The Commercial Appeal. October 10, 1912. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Record score for Sewanee; Real runaway". The Atlanta Journal. October 13, 1912. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Sewanee has to fight to defeat U.C., 27–0". The Chattanooga Daily Times. October 20, 1912. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Capacity throng sees speedy Tigers win erratic but spicy game from Tennessee". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 30, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia eleven stars in a come-back role". The Macon Telegraph. November 3, 1912. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "A lone touchdown wins for Sewanee". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1912. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Alabama holds Sewanee to a tie". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Commodores Are Again Victorious". The Tennessean. November 29, 1912. p. 10. Retrieved May 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "1912 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.