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References
- ↑ "Tennessee 1917 Football Schedule". UTSports.com.
- ↑ "UT Statement on 1917 & 1918 Cancellation of Varsity Football" (PDF). UTSports.com.
- ↑ "2024 UT Football Record Book" (PDF). UTSports.com.
- ↑ "Soldiers' superior forward passing defeats Tennesseans". The Journal and Tribune. November 4, 1917. Retrieved August 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "U.T. no match for Soldiers". The Chattanooga Times. November 11, 1917. Retrieved August 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gen. Erwin's Steam Rollers blanked University of Tennessee on Camp Field". The Atlanta Constitution. November 17, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved August 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.