Edmund Orgill Trophy

Edmund Orgill Trophy
	Sewanee Tigers
First meeting	November 3, 1899; Sewanee 54, SPU 0
Latest meeting	October 25, 2025; Sewanee 28, Rhodes 6
Next meeting	2026 (Sewanee, TN)
Trophy	Edmund Orgill Trophy
Statistics
Total meetings	92
All-time series	Sewanee leads, 45–44–3
Trophy series	Rhodes leads, 39–31–1
Largest victory	Sewanee, 64–0 (1909)
Longest win streak	Sewanee, 6 (1899–1924, 1961–1966, 1978–1983); Rhodes, 6 (1984–1989, 2012–2017)
Current win streak	Sewanee, 2 (2024, 2025)

Rhodes

Sewanee

Locations in Tennessee

The Edmund Orgill Trophy is awarded to the winner of the annual football game between Rhodes College and Sewanee: The University of the South. The rivalry between Rhodes and Sewanee was reported by Sports Illustrated in 2012 to be "the longest continuously running rivalry in college football in the Southern United States".^[1] Although the first game was played in 1899, the teams have not met in every season. The Orgill Trophy was added to the series in 1954. Rhodes currently leads the trophy series 39–31–1, while Sewanee leads the all-time series 45-44-3.

Game Results

Sewanee victories	Rhodes victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
1	November 3, 1899	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	54	SPU	0
2	October 17, 1901	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	40	SPU	0
3	October 13, 1906	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	57	SPU	0
4	October 9, 1909	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	64	SPU	0
5	October 6, 1923	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	34	SPU	0
6	Septemb 27, 1924	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	7	SPU	0
7	November 9, 1929	Memphis, TN	SAM	9	Sewanee	0
8	November 22, 1930	Sewanee, TN	SAM	26	Sewanee	6
9	October 3, 1931	Memphis, TN	Tie	0	Tie	0
10	October 15, 1932	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	8	SPU	6
11	October 14, 1933	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	12	SPU	7
12	September 29, 1934	Memphis, TN	SAM	2	Sewanee	0
13	September 30, 1938	Memphis, TN	SAM	47	Sewanee	0
14	October 27, 1939	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	6	SAM	0
15	October 18, 1941	Memphis, TN	SAM	35	Sewanee	0
16	October 25, 1947	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	8	SAM	0
17	October 2, 1948	Tuscumbia, AL	Sewanee	20	SAM	0
18	October 1, 1949	Decatur, AL	Tie	7	Tie	7
19	October 7, 1950	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	25	SAM	6
20	November 1, 1952	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	35	SAM	0
21	November 14, 1953	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	41	SAM	0
22	November 13, 1954	Memphis, TN	SAM	32	Sewanee	19
23	September 24, 1955	Memphis, TN	SAM	18	Sewanee	7
24	September 22, 1956	Sewanee, TN	SAM	27	Sewanee	7
25	November 16, 1957	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	34	SAM	12
26	November 15, 1958	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	47	SAM	0
27	November 7, 1959	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	21	SAM	19
28	November 5, 1960	Sewanee, TN	SAM	7	Sewanee	0
29	November 4, 1961	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	27	SAM	12
30	November 3, 1962	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	44	SAM	0
31	November 2, 1963	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	28	SAM	0
32	October 31, 1964	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	34	SAM	0
33	October 30, 1965	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	41	SAM	6
34	October 29, 1966	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	16	SAM	14
35	October 28, 1967	Memphis, TN	SAM	31	Sewanee	16
36	October 26, 1968	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	28	SAM	14
37	October 25, 1969	Memphis, TN	SAM	36	Sewanee	22
38	October 24, 1970	Sewanee, TN	SAM	21	Sewanee	19
39	October 23, 1971	Memphis, TN	SAM	9	Sewanee	7
40	October 21, 1972	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	14	SAM	6
41	October 20, 1973	Memphis, TN	SAM	20	Sewanee	6
42	October 19, 1974	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	7	SAM	0
43	October 18, 1975	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	15	SAM	14
44	October 16, 1976	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	22	SAM	18
45	October 15, 1977	Memphis, TN	SAM	47	Sewanee	12
46	October 14, 1978	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	28	SAM	13
47	October 13, 1979	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	3	SAM	0

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
48	October 11, 1980	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	24	SAM	13
49	October 10, 1981	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	23	SAM	14
50	October 9, 1982	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	20	SAM	17
51	October 8, 1983	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	19	SAM	13
52	October 6, 1984	Sewanee, TN	Rhodes	38	Sewanee	14
53	October 12, 1985	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	20	Sewanee	7
54	October 11, 1986	Sewanee, TN	Rhodes	28	Sewanee	7
55	October 10, 1987	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	24	Sewanee	21
56	October 8, 1988	Sewanee, TN	Rhodes	17	Sewanee	2
57	October 7, 1989	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	16	Sewanee	14
58	October 6, 1990	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	7	Rhodes	6
59	October 12, 1991	Memphis, TN	Tie	14	Tie	14
60	October 17, 1992	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	27	Rhodes	17
61	October 16, 1993	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	31	Sewanee	13
62	October 15, 1994	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	19	Rhodes	17
63	October 14, 1995	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	17	Sewanee	13
64	October 19, 1996	Sewanee, TN	Rhodes	16	Sewanee	12
65	October 18, 1997	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	27	Sewanee	17
66	October 17, 1998	Sewanee, TN	Rhodes	34	Sewanee	26
67	October 16, 1999	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	23	Sewanee	21
68	October 14, 2000	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	32	Rhodes	6
69	October 13, 2001	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	21	Rhodes	14
70	October 19, 2002	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	36	Rhodes	31
71	October 18, 2003	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	34	Sewanee	14
72	October 16, 2004	Sewanee, TN	Rhodes	28	Sewanee	14
73	November 12, 2005	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	25	Rhodes	22
74	November 11, 2006	Sewanee, TN	Rhodes	14	Sewanee	7
75	November 10, 2007	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	15	Sewanee	13
76	November 15, 2008	Sewanee, TN	Rhodes	17	Sewanee	0
77	November 14, 2009	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	19	Sewanee	16
78	November 13, 2010	Sewanee, TN	Rhodes	20	Sewanee	16
79	October 29, 2011	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	34	Rhodes	7
80	October 27, 2012	Sewanee, TN	Rhodes	14	Sewanee	10
81	October 12, 2013	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	50	Sewanee	23
82	October 11, 2014	Sewanee, TN	Rhodes	40	Sewanee	22
83	October 3, 2015	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	28	Sewanee	10
84	October 1, 2016	Sewanee, TN	Rhodes	36	Sewanee	21
85	October 28, 2017	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	28	Sewanee	10
86	October 27, 2018	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	27	Rhodes	14
87	September 28, 2019	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	14	Sewanee	3
88	October 9, 2021	Sewanee, TN	Rhodes	55	Sewanee	13
89	October 29, 2022	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	33	Sewanee	6
90	October 14, 2023	Memphis, TN	Rhodes	30	Sewanee	10
91	October 26, 2024	Sewanee, TN	Sewanee	31	Rhodes	7
92	October 25, 2025	Memphis, TN	Sewanee	28	Rhodes	6
Series: Sewanee leads 45–44–3

References

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