1963 Sewanee Tigers football team

1963 Sewanee Tigers football
CAC champion
Conference	College Athletic Conference
Record	8–0 (4–0 CAC)
Head coach	Shirley Majors (7th season)
Captain	Bob Davis
Home stadium	Hardee Field

1963 College Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sewanee $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Washington University	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Centre	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Southwestern (TN)	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1963 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the College Athletic Conerence during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Shirley Majors, the Tigers compiled a perfect 8–0 record (4–0 in conference games), won the CAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 275 to 45.[1][2] It was one of four undefeated seasons in Sewanee football history, the others being 1898, 1899, and 1958. It was also the first of Sewanee's 12 CAC/SCAC championships.[3]

Tailback Martin Luther "M.L." Agnew was a threat as a passer (507 yards) and runner (841 yards), led the team in total offense, and won first-team honors on the 1963 Little All-America college football team.[4][5] Larry Majors, son of the head coach,[6] set a school record with an average of 7.0 yards per carry during the 1963 season.[7][8]

In 2010, the 1963 team was inducted as a group into the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame. This followed the induction of the 1899 football team in 2004 and the 1958 football team in 2008.[9]

The team played its home games at Hardee Field in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Millsaps*	Alumni Field Jackson, MS	W 27–0	1,000	[10][11]
October 5	Hampden–Sydney*	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	W 49–0	1,200	[12]
October 12	at Austin*	Sherman, TX	W 39–19	1,000	[13][14]
October 19	Randolph–Macon*	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	W 48–0		[15][16]
October 26	at Centre	Danville, KY	W 35–7		[17][18]
November 2	at Southwestern (TN)	Hodges Field Memphis, TN (Edmund Orgill Trophy)	W 28–0	1,447	[19][20][21]
November 9	Washington and Lee	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	W 35–6		[22]
November 16	Washington University	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	W 14–13		[23]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "Sewanee Triumphs". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. November 17, 1963. p. 8A. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Sewanee Football 2011". Sewanee: The University of the South. 2011. p. 38.
3. Media Guide, p. 2.
4. Media Guide, p. 31.
5. "Sewanee's Agnew Little All-America". The Nashville Banner. December 3, 1963. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Other sons include Johnny Majors and Bobby Majors.
7. Media Guide, p. 18.
8. Tom Siler (November 21, 1963). "Larry Majors Finds His Niche, Shines as Gridder and 'Gowner' at Sewanee". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Media Guide, pp. 30 and 34.
10. Phil Wallace (September 29, 1963). "Sewanee Tigers Rip Millsaps In 27-0 Go". The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson Daily News. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tigers Roll To Victory". The Nashville Tennessean. September 29, 1963. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
12. Ray Deering (October 6, 1963). "Agnew Sparks Sewanee Tigers to 49-0 Rout Over Hampden-Sydney". The Chattanooga Times. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Unbeaten Sewanee Blasts Austin 39-13; Agnew Star". The Chattanooga Times. October 13, 1963. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Tigers Pin 39-19 Loss on Austin". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 13, 1963. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Tigers Rip To 48-0 Win". The Nashville Tennessean. October 20, 1963. p. 6E – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Sewanee Wallops Randolph-Macon Gridders 48-0". The Danville Register. Associated Press. October 20, 1963. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Centre Yields To Powerful Sewanee After A Good Half". Kentucky Advocate. Danville, Kentucky. October 27, 1963. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Tigers Romp Past Centre". The Nashville Tennessean. October 27, 1963. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
19. "Southwestern Meets Sewanee Today". The Commercial Appeal. November 2, 1963. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
20. "Sewanee Notches 6th Straight 28-0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 3, 1963. p. 4G – via Newspapers.com.
21. Michael Simmons (November 3, 1963). "Sewanee's Second-Half Effort Rips Lynx: Tigers Win 28-0". The Commercial Appeal. p. Section 2-A, page 4.
22. Tom Powell (November 10, 1963). "Sewanee Rambles Past W&L 35-6: Captures 7th Straight, Eyes CAC Title Next". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
23. "Condra's Toe Wins For Sewanee 14-13". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1963. p. D1.
24. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 18, 2024.