The 1914 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the

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of Sewanee: The University of the South during the

1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season The 1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1914 college football season. The season began ...

Before the season

Coach

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was assisted by several former Sewanee greats, such as Henry D. Phillips and

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and

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and George Watkins.

Schedule

Game summaries

Cumberland

Lee Tolley Robert Lee Tolley (September 28, 1892 – November 1, 1972) was a college football player and Southeastern Conference Official (American football), official. Sewanee Tolley was a quarterback for the Sewanee Tigers football, Sewanee Tigers of ...

was a part of the longest kick return in school history, a 90-yard run against Cumberland.

Georgia

All-American

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and Georgia defeated Sewanee 7–6.

Chattanooga

Chattanooga was beaten 46–3.

Florida

*Sources: The Tigers shutout Florida 26–0. Florida was outplayed in the first half. In the final period, Tolley had an 85-yard touchdown run.

Georgia Tech

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team beat Sewanee 20–0.

Alabama

Alabama was defeated 18–0. Tolley was a part of the first triple-pass in Sewanee history.

Tennessee

An account of the

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game reads " Lindsay, as usual, ploughed through the opposing line for consistent gains, and when it was absolutely necessary that Tennessee gain a certain number of yards 'Russ' was sure to be called upon... Mush Kerr played a wonderful game in the line as did Capt.

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. The work of the Tennessee line was easily the feature of the contest, and Sewanee early discovered that it was practically useless to rely on line plunges to gain ground."

Vanderbilt

Sewanee beat rival Vanderbilt for the first time since the championship year of 1909, 14–13. Tolley had a 75-yard touchdown run, and was awarded with a gold fob for the victory. One account reads "For brilliance and beauty of execution, (Tolley's play) has had few equals, if any, in the South, and the Tiger leader retires from the game as the premier quarterback in the S.I.A.A., beyond a doubt." His performance included a 75-yard punt return for a touchdown.

References

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Sewanee Tigers football seasons

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