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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.D. DePree
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1905 <- 1906 -> 1907 --> 2024
1906 Season Highlights
 J.D. DePree enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1906 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. American  10   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Maryville  0   11   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Centre  0   6   L       
 Thu., Oct. 25  @ American  5   5   T       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Sewanee  0   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Kentucky  0   21   L       
 Mon., Nov. 19  @ Clemson  0   16   L       
 Wed., Nov. 21  @ Georgia  0   0   T       
 Thu., Nov. 29  @ Alabama  0   51   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1906 Season Totals
  Record1-6 -2
  Points Scored15
  Scoring Average1.7
  Points Allowed127
  Defense Average14.1
  Opponents Record15-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record0-3 -2
1906 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vanderbilt 8-127816   Dan McGugin
Texas A&M 6-117042   Walter E. Bachman
Alabama 5-19782   J.W.H. Pollard
Georgia Tech 5-3-17369   John W. Heisman
Kentucky 4-311067   J. White Guyn
Mississippi 4-27164   T.S. Hammond
North Carolina State 3-1-410010   William M. Willie Heston
Georgia 2-4-15950   W.S. Whitney
Mississippi State 2-2-110145   Daniel S. Martin
Auburn 1-5-12441   Mike Donahue
Tennessee 1-6-215127   J.D. DePree
Tulane 0-4-1092   John Russ

1906 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1906 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.