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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-

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1891 <-- 1899 <- 1900 -> 1901 --> 2024

1900 Season Highlights

J.A. Pierce enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.

1900 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Wed., Oct. 10	vs. King	22	0	W
Mon., Oct. 22	@ Vanderrbilt	0	0	T
Thu., Nov. 1	vs. North Carolina	5	22	L
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Auburn	0	23	L
Tue., Nov. 27	vs. U.T. Chattanooga	28	0	W
Sat., Dec. 1	vs. Georgetown	12	6	W

1900 Season Totals
Record	3-2 -1
Points Scored	67
Scoring Average	11.2
Points Allowed	51
Defense Average	8.5
Opponents Record	8-1
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	0-0 -1

1900 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas	6-0	113	13					S.H. Thompson
Tulane	5-0	105	0					H.T. Summersgill
Auburn	4-0	148	5					Billy Watkins
Kentucky	4-6	59	64					W.H. Kiler
North Carolina	4-1-3	163	22					William A. Reynolds
Vanderbilt	4-4-1	90	92					James L. Crane
Tennessee	3-2-1	67	51					J.A. Pierce
Alabama	2-3	52	99					M. Griffin
Georgia	2-4	28	159					E.E. Jones
Georgia Tech	0-4	6	107					No Coach
Mississippi	0-3	5	30					Z.N. Estes
North Carolina State	0-4	7	64					Dr. John McKee

1900 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1900 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.