1908 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1908 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1908 record 7–2 (4–2 SIAA)
Head coach George Levene
Captain Walker Leach
Home stadium 15th and Cumberland Field
1908 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
LSU + 3 0 0     10 0 0
Auburn + 5 1 0     6 1 0
Vanderbilt 3 0 1     7 2 1
Tennessee 4 2 0     7 2 0
Georgia Tech 5 3 0     6 3 0
Georgia 3 2 1     5 2 1
Alabama 1 1 1     6 1 1
Sewanee 1 1 1     4 1 3
Ole Miss 1 2 0     3 5 0
Mississippi A&M 1 3 0     3 4 0
Clemson 1 4 0     1 6 0
Texas A&M 0 1 0     3 5 0
Dahlonega 0 1 0     0 1 0
Memphis U. School 0 1 0     0 1 0
Mercer 0 3 0     3 4 0
Gordon 0 3 0     0 3 0
Nashville            
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1908 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1908 college football season. The season was the second of head coach George Levene's three-year tenure. The Volunteers had compiled four wins in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association play, the most in team history. It was widely considered the best Tennessee football season up to that point.[1] Walker Leach and Nathan Dougherty were selected All-Southern. Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin noted "All things considered, Leach was perhaps the best football player of the year in Dixie."[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 3 North Carolina* 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 12–0  
October 10 Maryville* 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 39–5  
October 17 Kentucky 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 7–0  
October 24 Georgia 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 10–0  
October 31 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA W 6–5  
November 7 at Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN (Rivalry) L 9–16  
November 14 Clemson 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 6–5  
November 21 Chattanooga* 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 35–6  
November 26 vs. Alabama Birmingham Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL L 0–4   4,000
*Non-conference game. All times are in Eastern.

Season summary

North Carolina

Fullback Clarence McCollum returned a fumble 75 yards against North Carolina.[3]

at Vanderbilt

Ray Morrison saved a touchdown in 1908.

1908 was a down year for Vanderbilt with a wealth of sophomores; guided shrewdly by McGugin to its success.[4] Vanderbilt won the match between the two schools 16 to 9.

Walker Leach made a 41-yard field goal to put the Vols up 4 to 0. "This seemed to arouse the local team" and Vanderbilt drove down the field for a touchdown. On a fake kick, Leach circled Vanderbilt's left end for 60 yards. Ray Morrison stopped him short of the goal.[5]

Alabama

Alabama surprised with the 4 to 0 victory over Tennessee to close the season. [6]

References


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