1919 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1919 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–3–3 (0–3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Captain Chink Lowe
Home stadium Waite Field
Seasons
  1918
1920  
1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Auburn $ 5 1 08 1 0
Alabama 6 1 08 1 0
Centre 1 0 09 0 0
Kentucky 3 1 13 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 1 07 3 0
Tulane 3 1 16 2 1
Vanderbilt 3 1 25 1 2
Furman 2 1 16 2 1
Mississippi A&M 5 2 06 2 0
Georgia 4 2 24 2 3
LSU 3 2 06 2 0
Clemson 3 2 26 2 2
Florida 2 2 05 3 0
Wofford 1 1 03 2 1
Transylvania 1 1 02 4 0
Ole Miss 1 4 04 4 0
The Citadel 1 4 04 4 1
Sewanee 1 4 03 6 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 0 00 2 0
Tennessee 0 3 23 3 3
South Carolina 0 4 11 7 1
Mercer 0 1 00 2 0
Mississippi College 0 4 03 5 1
Howard (AL) 0 4 03 5 2
  • $ Conference champion

The 1919 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1919 college football season. The Vols won three, lost three, and tied three. This was the first varsity team for Tennessee since the 1916 season. Tennessee did not field official football teams in 1917 and 1918 due to World War I.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27 Tusculum *W 29–6 [1]
October 3 Maryville (TN) *
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 32–2 [2]
October 11at Vanderbilt T 3–3 [3]
October 18 Mississippi A&M
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–6 [4]
October 25at Clemson L 0–14 [5]
November 1 North Carolina *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
T 0–0 [6]
November 8at South Carolina
T 6–6 [7]
November 15 Cincinnati *
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 33–12 [8]
November 27at Kentucky L 0–13 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "Volunteers defeat Tusculum 29 to 6 in ragged game". The Journal and Tribune. September 28, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "University of Tennessee triumphs over Maryville". The Journal and Tribune. October 5, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tennessee eleven holds Vanderbilt eleven to tie score". Nashville Tennessean. October 12, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tennessee outplayed, Mississippi wins thrilling game by a score of 6–0". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 19, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Clemson romps on Tennessee clan". The Greenville News. October 26, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tar Heels and Volunteers tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tennessee and Gamecocks tie". The Greenville News. November 9, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cincinnati surprised when defeated in contest at Knoxville". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 16, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wildcats trim Volunteers". The Lexington Herald. November 28, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.