1899 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1899 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam L. Terry
Home stadiumBaldwin Park
Seasons
  1897
1900  
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sewanee $ 11 0 012 0 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 07 2 0
Alabama 1 0 03 1 0
Nashville 4 1 04 1 1
Tennessee 2 1 06 2 0
Auburn 2 1 13 1 1
Texas 3 2 06 2 0
North Carolina 1 1 07 3 0
Ole Miss 3 4 03 4 0
Georgia 2 3 12 3 1
Clemson 1 2 04 2 0
Central (KY) 1 2 01 2 0
LSU 1 3 01 4 0
Kentucky State 0 1 05 2 2
SW Presbyterian 0 1 01 1 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 3 00 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 5 00 6 0
Tulane 0 5 00 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1899 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. They were the first Tennessee team to have a head coach. J. A. Pierce helmed the team in 1899 and 1900. [1] The 1899 Tennessee Volunteers won six games and lost two.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 11 King (TN) *
W 11–5 [2]
October 21 VPI *
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–5 [3]
October 28at Sewanee L 0–51 [4]
November 4 Kentucky State College
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 12–0 [5]
November 11 Georgia
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 5–0 [6]
November 23 Washington and Lee *
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 11–0 [7]
November 30 Kentucky University *
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 41–0 [8]
December 25 Grant * Chattanooga, TN W 6–0 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  8. "Brilliant end of the season". The Journal and Tribune. December 1, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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