1901 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1901 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1901 record	3–3–2 (1–2–2 SIAA)
Head coach	George Kelley
Captain	C. E. Hollopeter
Home stadium	15th and Cumberland Field

1901 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	5	–	0	–	1			6	–	0	–	1
Clemson	2	–	0	–	1			3	–	1	–	1
Nashville	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
LSU	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	2	–	2
North Carolina	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Tulane	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Alabama	2	–	1	–	2			2	–	1	–	2
Auburn	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	1	–	2	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Texas	0	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Mississippi A&M	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	2	–	1
Cumberland	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Georgia	0	–	4	–	2			1	–	5	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1901 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1901 college football season. George Kelley served his only season as head coach. The Volunteers went 3–3–2.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 12, 1901	King*	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 8–0
October 19, 1901	Clemson	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	T 6–6
October 26, 1901	at Nashville	Nashville, TN	L 5–16
November 2, 1901	Transylvania*	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	L 0–6
November 9, 1901	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 0–22
November 16, 1901	Georgetown (KY)*	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 12-0
November 23, 1901	Kentucky	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 5–0
November 28, 1901	vs. Alabama	West End Park • Birmingham, AL	T 6–6
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern.

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