1899 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1899 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1899 record 6–2 (2–1 SIAA)
Head coach J. A. Pierce
Captain William L. Terry
Home stadium 15th and Cumberland Field
Seasons
« 1898 1900 »
1899 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Sewanee $ 11 0 0     12 0 0
Vanderbilt 4 0 0     7 2 0
Alabama 1 0 0     3 1 0
Nashville 3 1 0     3 1 0
North Carolina 2 1 0     7 3 0
Tennessee 2 1 0     6 2 0
Auburn 2 1 1     3 1 1
Texas 3 2 0     6 2 0
Clemson 2 2 0     4 2 0
Georgia 2 3 1     2 3 1
Ole Miss 2 3 0     3 4 0
LSU 1 3 0     1 4 0
Kentucky State 0 1 0     5 2 2
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0     1 1 0
Davidson 0 2 0     1 3 1
Cumberland 0 3 0     0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 5 0     0 5 0
Tulane 0 5 0     0 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1899 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1899 season. They were the first UT team to have a head coach. J. A. Pierce helmed the team in 1899 and 1900. The 1899 Tennessee Volunteers won six games and lost two.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 11, 1899 King* 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 11–5  
October 21, 1899 VPI* 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN L 0–5  
October 28, 1899 at Sewanee Sewanee, TN L 0–51  
November 4, 1899 Kentucky 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 12–0  
November 11, 1899 Georgia 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) W 5-0  
November 23, 1899 Washington & Lee* 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 11–0  
November 30, 1899 Transylvania* 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 41–0  
December 25, 1899 Chattanooga* Chattanooga, TN W 6–0  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Eastern.

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