Cumberland (TN) at Sewanee
Saturday, October 9, 1915 Share
Sewanee beat Cumberland (TN) 47–0. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Sewanee led the series 5–0.
FinalHigh 51°F, low 29°F
In the newspapers

The Birmingham age-herald, October 10, 1915, page 15
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SEWANEE EASILY DOWNS CUMBERLAND Sewanee. October 9.--(Special )-Se- vance defeated Cumberland by the score of d1 to 0. The game went off fast and spectacular. From the stand point of the long gains made by the Sewanee backfield men. The Tigers only scored two touchdowns in the first half, but came across with S3 points in the second Dobbins. Turner and Jones did the line plunging act with good effect and Dortham made some brilliant open. field running
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)
Sewanee 89% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Cumberland (TN)–Sewanee gameSewanee leads 11–1 in 12 meetings, counting the seven since this game.
Around this game
Cumberland (TN)
- Next gameat VanderbiltOct. 13, 1915
- SeasonCumberland (TN) in 1915
- ProgramCumberland (TN) history and records
Sewanee
- Next gameat FloridaOct. 16, 1915
- SeasonSewanee in 1915
- ProgramSewanee history and records