1906 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1906 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6–2 (0–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainE. B. Proctor
Home stadiumBaker-Himel Park
Seasons
  1905
1907  
1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt + 4 0 08 1 0
Clemson + 4 0 04 0 3
Sewanee 5 1 08 1 0
Alabama 3 1 05 1 0
Ole Miss 3 2 04 2 0
Georgia Tech 3 3 06 3 1
Georgia 2 2 12 4 1
LSU 0 1 12 2 2
Mississippi A&M 0 2 12 2 1
Tennessee 0 3 11 6 2
Mercer 0 2 01 4 0
Tulane 0 2 00 4 1
Auburn 0 5 01 5 1
Cumberland (TN)     
Nashville     
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1906 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1906 college football season. James DePree served his second and final season as head coach at Tennessee. Roscoe Word, a three-time captain for the Volunteers, became the team's first assistant coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6 American Temperance *
W 10–0 [1]
October 13 Maryville (TN) *
  • Baker-Himel Park
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–11 [2]
October 20 Central (KY) *
  • Baker-Himel Park
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–6 [3]
October 25at American Temperance* Harriman, TN T 5–5 [4]
November 3 Sewanee
  • Baker-Himel Park
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–17 [5]
November 10at Kentucky State College * Lexington, KY (rivalry)L 0–21 [6]
November 19at Clemson
L 0–16 [7]
November 21at Georgia T 0–0 [8]
November 29at Alabama L 0–51 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Tennessee University 10, American University 0". The Journal and Tribune. October 7, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Maryville wins, defeats Tennessee by score of 11 to 0". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 14, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kentucky beats Tennessee". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Harriman football game broke up in a big row". The Journal and Tribune. October 26, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "The Sewanee Tigers defeat Tennessee". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 4, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "State College 21, Tennessee 0". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tennessee team met defeat 16–0". The Journal and Tribune. November 20, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Neither score in Athens game". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Alabama overwhelms boys from Tennessee". The Birmingham News. November 30, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.