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Tennessee Football Team History


Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
 Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794
Stadium: Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 104,079
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: John R. Chief Bender
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1918 <- 1919 -> 1920 --> 2024
1919 Season Highlights
 John R. Chief Bender enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1919 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Tusculum  29   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  vs. Maryville  32   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Vanderbilt  3   3   T       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Mississippi State  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Clemson  0   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. North Carolina  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ South Carolina  6   6   T       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Cincinnati  33   12   W       
 Thu., Nov. 27  @ Kentucky  0   13   L       
 
1919 Season Totals
  Record3-3 -3
  Points Scored103
  Scoring Average11.4
  Points Allowed62
  Defense Average6.9
  Opponents Record28-23
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1 -1
  Away Record0-2 -2
1919 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 8-128022   Xen C. Scott
Auburn 8-113233   Mike Donahue
Georgia Tech 7-325733   John W. Heisman
Mississippi State 6-215834   Sid Robinson
Tulane 6-2-122455   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Florida 5-317446   A.L. Busser
Vanderbilt 5-1-211068   Dan McGugin
Georgia 4-2-38527   William A. Bill Cunningham
Mississippi 4-4105128   R.L. Sullivan
Kentucky 3-4-131136   Thomas A. Andy Gill
Tennessee 3-3-310362   John R. Chief Bender
South Carolina 1-7-125105   Dixon Foster

1919 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1919 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.