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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: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1896 <- 1897 -> 1898 --> 2024
1897 Season Highlights
 No Coach enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1897 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Oct. 15  vs. King  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Williamsburg  6   0   W       
 Mon., Nov. 8  vs. North Carolina  0   16   L       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Virginia Tech  18   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 26  @ Bristol AC  12   0   W       
 
1897 Season Totals
  Record4-1
  Points Scored64
  Scoring Average12.8
  Points Allowed16
  Defense Average3.2
  Opponents Record12-5
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record1-0
1897 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 7-315053   William A. Reynolds
Texas 6-215060   W.F. Kelly
Vanderbilt 6-0-11410   R.G. Acton
Tennessee 4-16416   No Coach
Auburn 2-0-1404   John W. Heisman
Georgia 2-15617   Charles McCarthy
Kentucky 2-428118   Lyman B. Eaton
Alabama 1-060   Allen McCants
Georgia Tech 0-1028   No Coach

1897 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1897 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.