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1900 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1900 Sewanee Tigers football
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–1–1 (5–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWarbler Wilson
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1899
1901 →
1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson + 2 0 0 6 0 0
Auburn 4 0 0 4 0 0
Tulane 3 0 0 5 0 0
Texas 1 0 0 6 0 0
Sewanee + 5 0 1 6 1 1
North Carolina 3 0 1 4 1 3
Vanderbilt 2 3 1 4 4 1
Alabama 1 3 0 2 3 0
Nashville 1 3 0 2 3 0
Georgia 1 4 0 2 4 0
Tennessee 0 2 1 3 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 0 1 0
LSU 0 1 0 2 2 0
Kentucky State 0 2 0 4 6 0
Ole Miss 0 3 0 0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 0 0 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1900 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South in the 1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The loss to Virginia was the first loss since 1897. The team claims an SIAA title.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13Bethel (TN)*W 33–0
October 17Cumberland (TN)
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 18–0
October 27vs. GeorgiaAtlanta, GAW 21–6[2]
October 29Georgia Tech
W 34–0[3]
November 5vs. North Carolina
  • Piedmont Park
  • Atlanta, GA
T 0–0[4]
November 10at Nashville
W 12–0[5]
November 17at Vanderbilt
W 11–10[6]
November 292:35 p.m.vs. Virginia*L 5–17[7]

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Players

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Varsity lettermen

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Line

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Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Ralph Peters Black end Atlanta, Georgia 6'0" 158
Richard E. Bolling tackle Edna, Texas 5'10"
William "Wild Bill" Claiborne guard Amherst Co., Virginia Roanoke College 6'0" 190
L. C. Dickerson guard
John William "Deacon" Jones tackle Marshall, Texas
Joseph Lee Kirby-Smith tackle Sewanee, Tennessee 156
Hugh Miller Thompson "Bunny" Pearce end Jackson, Mississippi 5'3" 125
Henry D. Phillips guard 6'4" 185
William H. Poole center Glyndon, Maryland 6'0" 185 20

Backfield

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Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Preston S. Brooks back Sewanee, Tennessee
Charles B. Colmore back
Rupert Colmore halfback Sewanee, Tennessee 155
Ringland F. "Rex" Kilpatrick halfback Bridgeport, Alabama 6'1" 185 19
Henry "Diddy" Seibels halfback Montgomery, Alabama 5'10" 170 24
Ormond Simkins fullback Corsicana, Texas 5'10" 163 21
J. L. Suter back
William "Warbler" Wilson quarterback Rock Hill, South Carolina 5'10" 154 23

Subs

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Player Position Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
William Aiken
James G. Anderson
R. N. Atkinson
E. H. Blount
Henry T. Bull
Geoffrey Cadman
Thaddeus Cheatham
M. M. Cook
Harris G. Cope quarterback
W. E. Cox
J. W. Crane
Albert T. Davidson Augusta, Georgia
Thomas Evans
George Floyd
John Gilliam
Leidy Hagerty
R. E. Helvey
Cadwallader Jones
Raymond Knight
Maynard Marshall
C. M. Murray
C. W. Radford
Ira C. Somers
J. H. Swann
Royal Tucker
Ed Ward
Halsey Werlein

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References

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  1. ^ "2012 Sewanee Football Fact Book".
  2. ^ "University of the South, 21: University of Georgia, 6". New York Tribune. October 28, 1900. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sewanee 34, Georgia Techs 0". The Times-Democrat. October 30, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Carolina and Sewanee teams play a tie game; Fastest football seen in the South this year". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1900. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sewanee wins". The Journal and Tribune. November 11, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vanderbilt's heroic battle, loses game after gaining the victory". Nashville Banner. November 19, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia triumphs over Sewanee's splendid eleven". The Norfolk Landmark. November 30, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "2004 Sewanee football media guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013.
  9. ^ "1900". Sewanee Alumni News: 13. 1949.