1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1897 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1897 record 4–1 (1–0 SIAA)
Head coach no coach
Captain James A. Baird
Home stadium Waite Field
1897 SIAA football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Tennessee 1 0 0  4 1 0
Central 1 1 0  1 1 0
Nashville 1 1 0  1 1 0
Alabama 0 0 0  1 0 0
Texas 0 0 0  6 2 0
LSU 0 0 0  1 1 0
Sewanee 1 2 1  1 3 1
Clemson 0 1 0  2 2 0
Cumberland 0 1 0  0 1 0
Georgia Tech 0 1 0  0 1 0
Mercer 0 1 0  0 1 1
Kentucky State 0 2 0  2 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 0  0 0 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 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.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 15 King* Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 28–0  
October 23 Cumberland Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 6–0  
November 8 North Carolina* Waite Field • Knoxville, TN L 0–16  
November 25 VPI* Roanoke, VA W 18–0  
November 26 at Bristol Athletic Club* Bristol, TN W 12–0  
*Non-conference game.

References

ESPN's College Football Encyclopedia by Michael McCambridge


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