Sewanee vs. Transylvania

Sewanee and Transylvania first met in 1917 and have played 5 times; Sewanee leads the series 3–⁠1–⁠1. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Sewanee 3–⁠1.

Sewanee wins
3
Transylvania wins
1
Ties
1
First meeting
1917
Longest streak
3 Sewanee
Current streak
0 tie
Last 10 meetings
Sewanee 3–⁠1
Most recent
1929

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s1–⁠0
1920s2–⁠1–⁠1
Average margin
26.4 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Sewanee
3–⁠1–⁠1 Sewanee’s record at home
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Sewanee’s biggest win1917: Sewanee 76, Transylvania 0by 76 points
  2. Transylvania’s biggest win1928: Transylvania 14, Sewanee 13by 1 points
  3. Upset1928: Transylvania 14, Sewanee 13Transylvania had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Sewanee and Transylvania, 1917 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 5, 1929Sewanee 6, Transylvania 6at Sewanee
Oct 13, 1928Transylvania 14, Sewanee 13at Sewanee
Sep 24, 1927Sewanee 34, Transylvania 6at Sewanee
Sep 20, 1924Sewanee 27, Transylvania 0at Sewanee
Oct 13, 1917Sewanee 76, Transylvania 0at Sewanee

Every game is listed as played on the field.