August 31, 2009
One Charter SEC Member Misses Out on the Money—But Doesn't Miss the League
Sewanee: The University of the South
The U. of the South, also known as Sewanee, dropped out of the SEC in 1940 but still has a winning football record againstsome SEC teams. This 1938 showdown between Sewanee and the U. of Alabama went the Crimson Tide's way.
Like Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, its football team wears purple and gold, has a winning record against Auburn University, the University of Georgia, and the University of Mississippi, and was a charter member of the Southeastern Conference.
But that is about where the similarities end between the University of the South, also known as Sewanee, and every other SEC institution.
Located on a mountaintop between Nashville and Chattanooga, Tenn., this elite private
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