1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1897 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–1 (1–0 SIAA)
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJames A. Baird [1]
Home stadiumBaldwin Park
Seasons
←  1896
1899  →
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $ 3 –0 –06 –0 –1
Georgia 2 –0 –02 –1 –0
Auburn 2 –0 –12 –0 –1
Tennessee 1 –0 –04 –1 –0
Central (KY) 1 –1 –01 –2 –0
Nashville 1 –1 –01 –1 –0
Alabama 0 –0 –01 –0 –0
Texas 0 –0 –06 –2 –0
LSU 0 –0 –01 –1 –0
Sewanee 1 –2 –11 –3 –1
Clemson 0 –1 –02 –2 –0
Mercer 0 –1 –00 –2 –1
Cumberland (TN) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0
Kentucky State College 0 –2 –02 –4 –0
SW Presbyterian 0 –0 –00 –0 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The 1897 Volunteers were the fifth official Tennessee team to take the field. This was also their second season in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). They played five games and won four.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 15 King (TN) *
W 28–0 [2]
October 23 Williamsburg (KY) *
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 6–0 [3]
November 8 North Carolina *
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–16 [4]
November 25 VPI * Roanoke, VA W 18–0 [5]
November 26at Bristol Athletic Club* Bristol, TN W 12–0 [6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ Mattingly, Tom (September 8, 2016). "Tennessee's first and last visit to Bristol for football was 1897". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ "U of T wins first game of the year". The Journal and Tribune. October 16, 1897. Retrieved July 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Game at Knoxville". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 24, 1897. Retrieved July 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Two victories for Carolina". The Tar Heel. November 16, 1897. Retrieved July 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tennessee Shuts Out Blacksburg". The Times . Library of Virginia. November 26, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ "U of T wins again". The Knoxville Tribune. November 27, 1897. Retrieved July 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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