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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  <-- 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
  Record3-2 -1
  Points Scored67
  Scoring Average11.2
  Points Allowed51
  Defense Average8.5
  Opponents Record8-1
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record0-0 -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 6-011313   S.H. Thompson
Tulane 5-01050   H.T. Summersgill
Auburn 4-01485   Billy Watkins
Kentucky 4-65964   W.H. Kiler
North Carolina 4-1-316322   William A. Reynolds
Vanderbilt 4-4-19092   James L. Crane
Tennessee 3-2-16751   J.A. Pierce
Alabama 2-35299   M. Griffin
Georgia 2-428159   E.E. Jones
Georgia Tech 0-46107   No Coach
Mississippi 0-3530   Z.N. Estes
North Carolina State 0-4764   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.


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