Sewanee–Vanderbilt football rivalry
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The Sewanee–Vanderbilt football rivalry was an American college football rivalry[1] between the Sewanee Tigers and Vanderbilt Commodores. They were both founding members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), the Southern Conference, and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Both teams' histories feature some powerhouses of early Southern football, e.g. 1899 Sewanee Tigers football team and 1906 Vanderbilt Commodores football team. It was the oldest of Vanderbilt's rivalries; dating back to 1891 when Vanderbilt played its second ever football game and Sewanee played its first.[1] Vanderbilt leads the series 40–8–4.[2] It used to be claimed as the oldest rivalry in the south,[3] older than the "South's Oldest Rivalry" between North Carolina and Virginia. Usually played towards the end of the season on Thanksgiving Day, the two teams have not met again since 1944.
Sport | Football |
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First meeting | November 7, 1891 Vanderbilt 22, Sewanee 0 |
Latest meeting | November 23, 1944 Vanderbilt 28, Sewanee 7 |
Next meeting | Series defunct after Sewanee downgraded to D-III School |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 52 |
All-time series | Vanderbilt, 40–8–4 |
Largest victory | Vanderbilt, 68–4 (1905) |
Longest win streak | Vanderbilt, 14 (1925–1941) |
Current win streak | Vanderbilt, 1 (1944) |
Locations in Tennessee |
The two universities are in the same state of Tennessee and are over 90 miles away from each other. A newspaper account of the rivalry reads: "Both schools look upon the game as the big feature of their schedule each year, no matter what other games are included, and it is always the biggest drawing card on either schedule."[4] "Goodbye Sewanee goodbye" was even a song sung by Vanderbilt students.[5]