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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: J.A. Pierce
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1898 <- 1899 -> 1900 --> 2024
1899 Season Highlights
 J.A. Pierce enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1899 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Wed., Oct. 11  vs. King  11   5   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Virginia Tech  0   5   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Sewanee  0   51   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Kentucky State College  12   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Georgia  5   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 23  vs. Washington & Lee  11   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 30  vs. Kentucky  41   0   W       
 Mon., Dec. 25  @ Grant  6   0   W       
 
1899 Season Totals
  Record6-2
  Points Scored86
  Scoring Average10.8
  Points Allowed61
  Defense Average7.6
  Opponents Record11-6
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record1-1
1899 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 7-3-117358   William A. Reynolds
Vanderbilt 7-310962   James L. Crane
Tennessee 6-28661   J.A. Pierce
Texas 6-211724   M.G. Clarke
Kentucky 5-2-29844   W.R. Bass
Alabama 3-13931   W.A. Martin
Auburn 3-1-114811   John W. Heisman
Mississippi 3-44447   W.H. Lyon
Georgia 2-3-14422   Gordon Saussy
North Carolina State 1-2-22969   W.C. Riddick
Georgia Tech 0-55169   Mr. Collier
Tulane 0-6-10141   H.H. Collier

1899 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1899 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

Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).