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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: No Coach
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1891 <- 1891 -> 1892 --> 2024
1891 Season Highlights
 No Coach enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 This was the first season Tennessee fielded a team.
 
1891 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Sewanee  0   24   L       
 
1891 Season Totals
  Record0-1
  Points Scored0
  Scoring Average0.0
  Points Allowed24
  Defense Average24.0
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-1
  Away Record0-0
1891 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1891 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 3-1-110246   Ed Dad Moulton
Rutgers 8-6265138   William A. Reynolds
Michigan 5-4194110   Mike Murphy/Frank Crawford
Navy 5-212162   No Coach
Penn State 5-217246   No Coach
Army 4-1-18073   Dr. Harry Williams
Cincinnati 4-2-112946   No Coach
Syracuse 4-7110261   William Galbraith
Duke 3-01224   No Coach
Iowa 3-211268   No Coach
Missouri 3-110828   Hal Reed
Stanford 3-15226   No Coach
Vanderbilt 3-15828   Elliott H. Jones
Wisconsin 3-1-19834   Herb Alward
Massachusetts 2-556142   No Coach
Nebraska 2-27240   T.U. Lyman
Northwestern 2-2-34272   No Coach
Ohio State 2-326122   Alexander S. Lilley
Pittsburgh 2-57498   No Coach
Virginia 2-1-26842   No Coach
Akron 1-32296   No Coach
Colorado 1-430106   No Coach
Kentucky 1-1812   Unknown
Miami Ohio 1-138104   No Coach
Southern California 1-24826   No Coach
Wake Forest 1-010   Walter E. Sikes
California 0-1036   No Coach
Eastern Michigan 0-2464   James M. Swift
Georgia 0-000   Dr. Charles Herty
North Carolina 0-247   William P. Graves
Tennessee 0-1024   No Coach
West Virginia 0-1072   Frederick Lincoln Emory

1891 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1891 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.