Sewanee at Texas
Saturday, October 25, 1913 Share
Texas beat Sewanee 13–7. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Texas led the series 3–1.
FinalHigh 75°F, low 52°F
In the newspapers

Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Ga., October 27, 1913, page 7
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TEXAS DEFEATS SEWANEE BY A SCORE Of 1877 Lone Star State Team Altogether Too Fast for Tennesseans in Hard Battle. IN ALIAS, TEXAS, Oct. 25.-Uni- versity of Texas defeated Sc vance to-day by a score OF IS to in a brilliantly played game before $4,000 spectators. Outweighing Sewanee almost 20 pounds to the man Texas won not on weight but speed. In the first quarter Darrell kicked off to Sewanee’s 20-yard line, Parker gained a yard for Sewanee through the line and on the next play Sc vance lost the ball on a tumble. Tex as gained Is yards around left end and a few yards through the line. Another yard plunge put the ball al most on Sewanee’s goal line and Brown, captain OF Texas, plunged through for the first touchdown in less than three minutes play. Bar rell failed to kick goal, Sewanee made its score by sending BarnweIl through center for the only touchdown Tolley kicked the goal In the second quarter neither side was able to score. Chaplain was Sc verely hurt in this quarter and was removed from the game. This is how Texas made its last score in the third quarter: Sewanee kicked to Texas s-yard line and Darrell returned the kick to midfield Sewanee tried q forward pass and Daniels, fullback for Texas, inter cepted the ball and ran SO yards for touchdown. Darrell kicked the goal. There was no scoring in the las quarter.

The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., October 26, 1913, page 12
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OPEN PLAY MARKS GAME IN TEXAS University of Lone Star State Wins Over Sewanee, 13 to 7. Dallas, Tex. October 25.-In game characterized by brilliant open play the University OF Texas football team today won from Sewanee by the score of – TO Z. Texas scored In the first three minutes OF play Darrell, by a forty-yard run. carried the ball to the three-yard line. Captain Brown went over for Il touchdown. Darrell failed to kick goal. Scwanee soon after gain ed forty yards by an inside kick. BarNwcll made a touchdown and Tolley kicked goal. y star play in the third period won the game. DnR.els intercepted a for ward pass and raced sixty-five yards for Il touchdown. Barrcll kicked goal
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)
Texas 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Sewanee–Texas gameTexas leads 4–1 in five meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1915 | Texas 27, Sewanee 6 | |
| 1913 | Texas 13, Sewanee 7 | |
| 1911 | Sewanee 6, Texas 5 | |
| 1905 | Texas 17, Sewanee 10 | |
| 1902 | Texas 11, Sewanee 0 |
Around this game
Sewanee
- Next gameat Georgia TechNov. 1, 1913
- SeasonSewanee in 1913
- ProgramSewanee history and records
Texas
- Next gamevs. Southwestern UNov. 3, 1913
- SeasonTexas in 1913
- ProgramTexas history and records
