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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: H.F. Fisher
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1902 <- 1903 -> 1904 --> 2024
1903 Season Highlights
 H.F. Fisher enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1903 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Maryville  17   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Carson-Newman  38   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Vanderbilt  0   40   L       
 Thu., Oct. 29  @ South Carolina  0   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Nashville  10   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Georgia  0   5   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Sewanee  0   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Georgia Tech  11   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26  @ Alabama  0   24   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1903 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Points Scored76
  Scoring Average8.4
  Points Allowed110
  Defense Average12.2
  Opponents Record22-16
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-3
1903 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kentucky 7-120422   C.A. Wright
Texas A&M 7-3-19059   J.E. Platt
Vanderbilt 6-1-119216   James H. Jimmy Henry
Texas 5-1-213128   Ralph F. Hutchinson
Auburn 4-312592   W.S. Billy Bates
North Carolina State 4-414274   Arthur Devlin
Tennessee 4-576110   H.F. Fisher
Alabama 3-460114   Winton B. Blount
Georgia 3-46598   M.M. Dickinson
Georgia Tech 2-559148   No Coach
Tulane 2-2-16456   Charles Eshieman
Mississippi State 1-0110   Daniel S. Martin
Mississippi 0-1033   Mike Harvey

1903 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1903 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.