1898 Sewanee Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1898 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was coached by John Gere Jayne in his second year as head coach, compiling a record of 4â0 (3â0 SIAA) and outscoring opponents 56 to 4 to win the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association title. Due to misgivings over Virginia and North Carolina playing ringers, Caspar Whitney declared Sewanee the best team in the South.[1]
| 1898 Sewanee Tigers football | |
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SIAA champion | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4â0 (3â0 SIAA) |
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| Captain | Dana Smith |
| Home stadium | Hardee Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 1 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 1 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nashville | 0 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 0 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 0 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State# | 0 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | 0 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 0 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Presbyterian | 0 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 0 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Before the season
Sewanee was coming off the worst season in school history.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 15 | Nashville | W 10â0 | [2] | ||
| November 10 | at Texas | W 4â0 | [3] | ||
| November 12 | at Southern Athletic Club* |
| W 21â0 | [4] | |
| November 24 | at Vanderbilt | W 19â4 | 4,000 | [5] | |
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Game summaries
Nashville
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Nashville | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ⢠Sewanee | 5 | 5 | 10 |
- Date: October 15
- Location: McGee Field
Sewanee, Tennessee - Referee: Throne
Sources:[7]
The season opened with a 10â0 victory to avenge last year's loss to the Nashville Garnet and Blue.[8]
The starting lineup was Waites (left end), Jones (left tackle), Bolling (left guard), Risley (center), Claiborne (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Crandle (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Kilpatrick (left halfback), Gray (right halfback), Simkins (fullback).[7]
Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| ⢠Sewanee | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: November 10
- Location: Austin, Texas
Sources:[9]
Sewanee beat Texas 4â0, scoring on a trick play.[9]
The starting lineup was Waites (left end), Jones (left tackle), Risby (left guard), Poole (center), Claiborne (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Crandle (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Kilpatrick (left halfback), Gray (right halfback), Simkins (fullback).[9]
Southern A. C.
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| ⢠Sewanee | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: November 12
- Location: Athletic Park
New Orleans - Game start: 3:00 p. m.
- Referee: Leigh Carroll
Sources:[4]
Sewanee defeated the Southern Athletic Club of New Orleans 21â0. A 12-yard run by Jones made the first touchdown. Davis made the next touchdown. He also scored the third, in the second half.[4] Ormond Simkins made the last touchdown, racing for the goal after William H. Poole blocked a kick.[4]
The starting lineup was Waites (left end), Jones (left tackle), Risby (left guard), Poole (center), Claiborne (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Crandell (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Kilpatrick (left halfback), Davis (right halfback), Simkins (fullback).[4]
Vanderbilt
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| ⢠Sewanee | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Vanderbilt | 4 | 0 | 4 |
- Date: November 24
- Location: Dudley Field
Nashville, Tennessee - Game start: 2:30 p. m.
- Game attendance: 4,000
- Referee: W. P. Taylor (Birmingham)
Sources:[10]
The Tigers beat rival Vanderbilt 19â4. Sewell made the first touchdown on a 7-yard run. Vanderbilt's score came on a 40-yard run around left end by Walter H. Simmons.[10] Simkins scored next on a 2-yard run. After the half, Kilpatrick scored on a 2-yard run.[10] The last touchdown was a 35-yard run from Smith.[10]
The starting lineup was Waites (left end), Jones (left tackle), Risley (left guard), Poole (center), Claiborne (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Davis (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Kilpatrick (left halfback), Siebels (right halfback), Simkins (fullback).[10]
Postseason
Sewanee won the SIAA title.[11]
Players
Varsity lettermen
Line
| Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
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| "Wild Bill" Claiborne | guard | Amherst Co., Virginia | Roanoke College | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| A. H. Davis | end | ||||||
| J. W. "Deacon" Jones | tackle | Marshall, Texas | |||||
| William H. Poole | center | Glyndon, Maryland | 6'0" | 185 | 18 | ||
| H. S. Risley | guard | ||||||
| Dana Smith | tackle | ||||||
| John C. Waties | end | ||||||
Backfield
| Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
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| Charles Quintard Gray | halfback | Ocala, Florida | |||||
| Rex Kilpatrick | halfback | Bridgeport, Alabama | 6'1" | 185 | 17 | ||
| Henry Seibels | halfback | Montgomery, Alabama | 5'10" | 170 | 22 | ||
| Ormond Simkins | fullback | Corsicana, Texas | 5'10" | 163 | 19 | ||
| Warbler Wilson | quarterback | Rock Hill, South Carolina | 5'10" | 154 | 21 | ||
Subs
| Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
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| R. G. Arrington | |||||||
| Ralph P. Black | |||||||
| R. E. Bolling | |||||||
| G. G. Cannon | |||||||
| Howard Crandell | |||||||
| Ralph Nesbit | |||||||
| H. M. T. "Bunny" Pearce | end | ||||||
| Charles B. Colmore | back | ||||||
