1899 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1899 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam L. Terry
Home stadiumBaldwin Park
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 11 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Alabama 1 – 0 – 0 3 – 1 – 0
Nashville 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 1
2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Auburn 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 1 – 1
Texas 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Georgia 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 3 – 1
Clemson 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Central (KY) 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 2 – 0
LSU 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
Kentucky State 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
SW Presbyterian 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
Tulane 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1899 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. They were the first Tennessee team to have a head coach. J. A. Pierce helmed the team in 1899 and 1900.[1] The 1899 Tennessee Volunteers won six games and lost two.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 11King (TN)*
W 11–5[2]
October 21VPI*
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–5[3]
October 28at Sewanee
L 0–51[4]
November 4Kentucky State College
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 12–0[5]
November 11Georgia
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 5–0[6]
November 23Washington and Lee*
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 11–0[7]
November 30Kentucky University*
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 41–0[8]
December 25Grant*Chattanooga, TNW 6–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ DiPaola, Jerry (September 4, 2022). "Locally born and bred, J. Audley Pierce coached Tennessee's 1st football team". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Orange-White winning colors". The Journal and Tribune. October 12, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U of T eleven lost to the Blacksburg team". The Journal and Tribune. October 22, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "University of the South defeated University of Tennessee by 51 to 0". The Knoxville Sentinel. October 30, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tennessee 12, State College 0". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tennessee beats Georgia eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee's victory". The Knoxville Sentinel. November 24, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brilliant end of the season". The Journal and Tribune. December 1, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Football at Chattanooga". Nashville Banner. December 26, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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