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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: George Levene
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1907 <- 1908 -> 1909 --> 2024
1908 Season Highlights
 George Levene enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1908 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. North Carolina  12   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Maryville  39   5   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Kentucky  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Georgia  10   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Georgia Tech  6   5   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Vanderbilt  9   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Clemson  6   5   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  35   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26  @ Alabama  0   4   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1908 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored124
  Scoring Average13.8
  Points Allowed35
  Defense Average3.9
  Opponents Record32-20
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record1-2
1908 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tennessee 7-212435   George Levene
Tulane 7-110323   Joe Curtis
Vanderbilt 7-2-120761   Dan McGugin
Alabama 6-1-110831   J.W.H. Pollard
Auburn 6-115810   Mike Donahue
Georgia Tech 6-314774   John W. Heisman
Georgia 5-2-17245   Branch Bocock
Kentucky 4-38781   J. White Guyn
Mississippi 3-599125   Frank Kyle
Mississippi State 3-4108113   Fred Furman
Texas A&M 3-576117   N.A. Merriam

1908 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1908 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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