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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: Zora G. Clevenger
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1911 <- 1912 -> 1913 --> 2024
1912 Season Highlights
 Zora G. Clevenger enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1912 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. King  1   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Maryville  38   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Tennessee Medical  62   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Sewanee  6   33   L    @ Chattanooga, TN   
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Centre  67   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Mercer  14   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Kentucky  6   13   L       
 Thu., Nov. 28  @ Alabama  0   7   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1912 Season Totals
  Record4-4
  Points Scored194
  Scoring Average24.3
  Points Allowed80
  Defense Average10.0
  Opponents Record12-5
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-2
1912 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vanderbilt 8-1-129119   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 7-225041   Edwin R. Sweetland
Auburn 6-1-116445   Mike Donahue
Georgia 6-1-115180   William A. Bill Cunningham
Alabama 5-3-115655   D.V. Graves
Florida 5-2-120254   G.E. Pyle
Georgia Tech 5-3-110086   John W. Heisman
Tulane 5-321699   A.A. Mason
Mississippi 4-3126100   Leo DeTray
Mississippi State 4-39675   W.D. Chadwick
Tennessee 4-419480   Zora G. Clevenger

1912 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1912 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.