1912 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1912 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (1–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Straight T
Base defenseMultiple
CaptainC. H. Fonde
Home stadium Waite Field
Seasons
←  1911
1913  →
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $ 3 –0 –18 –1 –1
Texas A&M 2 –0 –08 –1 –0
Kentucky State 1 –0 –07 –2 –0
Auburn 6 –1 –16 –1 –1
Georgia 5 –1 –16 –1 –1
Sewanee 2 –1 –25 –1 –2
Georgia Tech 5 –3 –05 –3 –1
Alabama 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Tulane 3 –3 –05 –3 –0
Mississippi A&M 3 –3 –04 –3 –0
Clemson 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Ole Miss 2 –2 –05 –3 –0
Mercer 2 –3 –15 –3 –1
LSU 2 –3 –04 –3 –0
Mississippi College 1 –4 –03 –4 –0
Tennessee 1 –4 –04 –4 –0
Florida 0 –2 –15 –2 –1
Central University 0 –2 –04 –5 –0
The Citadel 0 –3 –02 –4 –0
Howard (AL) 0 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Tennessee Volunteers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1912 college football season. In their second year under head coach Zora Clevenger, the team compiled a 4–4 record. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5 King (TN) *
W 101–0 [2]
October 12 Maryville (TN) *
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 38–0 [3]
October 19at Tennessee Docs *
W 62–0 [4]
October 26vs. Sewanee
L 6–33 [5]
November 2 Central University
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 67–0 [6]
November 9at Mercer
L 14–27 [7]
November 16 Kentucky State College
L 6–13 [8]
November 28at Alabama
L 0–7 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1912 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Volunteers pile up mammoth score against King College". The Journal and Tribune. October 6, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Maryville put up game fight against Tennessee". The Journal and Tribune. October 13, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Volunteers won from Medicos". The Journal and Tribune. October 20, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Capacity throng sees speedy Tigers win erratic but spicy game from Tennessee". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 30, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Central overwhelmed by Tennessee eleven". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Mercer springs great surprise". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee is beaten by State". The Courier-Journal. November 17, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tennessee jinx was on the job". The Journal and Tribune. November 29, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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