Sewanee at Vanderbilt

Thursday, November 29, 1906

Vanderbilt beat Sewanee 20–⁠0. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Vanderbilt led the series 4–⁠1.

AwaySewanee8–⁠1 in 1906
0
HomeVanderbilt8–⁠1 in 1906
20

FinalAttendance 6,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Montgomery advertiser's story: WINNER DEFEATS UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH 20 TO 0. Playing Of sewauee Team Surprise tO Students, Who Anticipated Larger scere by Com querors of IndiaRB.

    The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, November 30, 1906, page 12

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    WINNER DEFEATS UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH 20 TO 0. Playing Of sewauee Team Surprise tO Students, Who Anticipated Larger scere by Com querors of IndiaRB. Nashville, Tenn. Nov. 29.-Vanderbilt University. 70; University of the South. (Sewanee), o, was the result of a stubbornly fought football game on Dudley Field this afternoon. Sewanee’s defense was especially strng Her tackles broke up many of Nanderbilt’s plays. and tho latter’s end runs re- suited in no gains. The Vanderbilt men appeared a bit sore and stIff from their gruelllng struggle with the Carlisle Indians last Thursday and the men were slow in getting into the plays. They were also week defensively, in comparative sense. and Sewanees line stood up against the big backs in a surprising manner, The betting before the game had indicated the expectation that Vanderbilt would win by forty or fifty points. but the boys from the mountain were alert and strong while the locals were plainly stale. One touchdown was made in each half the other eight points coming from Bob Blakes placement kicks from the field. On one or two occasions, the by Vanderbilt. The Vanderbilt team disbanded for the season after the game and Coach McGugin will leave Monday for his home in Detroit. The lineup; end, Pritchard. left tackle; Mclean. left guard; Stone, centcri Chorn, right guard. E Noel. right tackle; B. Blake. right end; Costen. quarter: D. Clarke, left half; Craig, right half; Menier, full back ewanee-wiliiams. left end; Stone. kins. center; BroKg. right guard; liar ris, right tackle; Lewis. night end; quarter; Marley, left half: Shipp. right half: Barrett, full back.

  • The Waterbury evening Democrat's story: OTHER GRIDIRON CONTESTS.

    Waterbury evening Democrat, November 30, 1906, page 15 (results column)

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    OTHER GRIDIRON CONTESTS. Carlisle IS, Virginia IT. Pennsylvania state 6. W. U. P. 0. Gettysburg 10, Franklin and Mar shall 0. City college 23. New York Law 0. Georgetown Is. George Washing ton G. St Louis university 30. Iowa uni versity 0. University of Kansas o, University of Missouri O Virginia Polytechnic institute G, Agricultural and Mechanical college (North Carlonia) 0. Marietta F. Ohio university O. Nebraska Al. Cincinnati O. Western university of Pennsylya- mia o. Pennsylvania state college G. Howard university F, Shaw uni verslty. Raleigh ,. Stetson university 2. Rollins col lege O. Asheville 56, Cherokee Indians 0. Bingham 1c. Mayville college F. Madison college q. Virginia military institute o. Aubusin Alabama Poly O. Uniyer- sity of Georgie 4. Clemson 10. Georgia technology Q. Vanderbilt 20. Sewanee 0. Bucknell Q. Steelton \. NJ. c. A. 17.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Vanderbilt 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Vanderbilt leads 31–⁠4–⁠2 in 37 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.

Recent meetings
1941Vanderbilt 20, Sewanee 0
1940Vanderbilt 20, Sewanee 0
1939Vanderbilt 25, Sewanee 7
1938Vanderbilt 14, Sewanee 0
1937Vanderbilt 41, Sewanee 0
1936Vanderbilt 14, Sewanee 0

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