1907 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1907 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2–1 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Captain Roscoe Word
Home stadium Chilhowee Park
Seasons
  1906
1908  
1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 05 1 1
Sewanee 6 1 08 1 0
LSU 3 1 07 3 0
Alabama 3 1 25 1 2
Tennessee 3 2 07 2 1
Auburn 3 2 16 2 1
Georgia 3 3 14 3 1
Mississippi A&M 3 3 06 3 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 04 4 0
Clemson 1 3 04 4 0
Mercer 0 3 03 3 0
Howard (AL) 0 5 02 5 0
Ole Miss 0 5 00 6 0
Nashville     
  • $ Conference champion

The 1907 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by new head coach George Levene, the Volunteers had their first seven-win season in team history.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5 Tennessee Military Institute *W 30–0 [1]
October 12at Georgia W 15–0 [2]
October 19at Georgia Tech L 4–6 [3]
October 21at Clemson
W 4–0 [4]
October 26 Maryville (TN) *
  • Chilhowee Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 34–0 [5]
November 2 Chattanooga *
  • Chilhowee Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 57–0 [6]
November 9 Kentucky State College *
  • Chilhowee Park
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
T 0–0 [7]
November 16vs. Mississippi A&M
W 11–4 [8]
November 18at Arkansas *W 14–2 [9]
November 28at Alabama L 0–5 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Coach Levene used twenty members of his squad in game with the Tennessee Military Institute". The Journal and Tribune. October 6, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Georgia loses to Tennessee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 13, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tech eleven hands defeat to Tennessee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 20, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Clemson loses to Tennessee eleven". The Knoxville Sentinel. October 22, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Maryville vanquished by Tennessee eleven". The Journal and Tribune. October 27, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tennessee scored 57, Chattanooga, nothing". The Journal and Tribune. November 3, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Draw, neither eleven able to score". Lexington Leader. November 10, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tennessee defeats Mississippi A&M 11–4". The Journal and Tribune. November 17, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tennessee 14, Arkansas 2 - Fayetteville boys put up a good game". The Arkansas Gazette. November 19, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Forty yard run for touchdown". The Knoxville Sentinel. November 29, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.