1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1897 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1897 record 41 (11 SIAA)
Head coach no coach
Captain James A. Baird
Home stadium 15th and Cumberland Field
1897 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0     6 0 1
Georgia 2 0 0     2 1 0
Auburn 2 0 1     2 0 1
North Carolina 3 1 0     7 3 0
Tennessee 1 1 0     4 1 0
Central 1 1 0     1 1 0
Nashville 1 1 0     1 1 0
Sewanee 1 3 1     1 3 1
Clemson 0 2 0     2 2 0
Kentucky State 0 2 0     2 4 0
Georgia Tech 0 1 0     0 1 0
Cumberland 0 1 0     0 1 0
Mercer 0 1 0     0 1 1
Texas 0 0 0     6 2 0
Alabama 0 0 0     1 0 0
LSU 0 0 0     1 1 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1897 college football season. The 1897 Volunteers were the fifth official Tennessee team to take the field. This was also their second season in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). They played 5 games and won 4, with the only loss coming to North Carolina in the only SIAA game they played that year.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 15, 1897 King* 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 280  
October 23, 1897 Cumberland* 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 60  
November 8, 1897 North Carolina 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN L 016  
November 25, 1897 VPI* Roanoke, VA W 180  
November 26, 1897 at Bristol Athletic Club* Bristol, TN W 120  
*Non-conference game. All times are in Eastern.

References

ESPN's College Football Encyclopedia by Michael McCambridge


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