1899 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1899 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1899 record 6–2 (2–1 SIAA)
Head coach J. A. Pierce (1st season)
Captain William L. Terry
Home stadium Waite Field
1899 SIAA football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Sewanee $ 11 0 0  12 0 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 0  7 2 0
Alabama 1 0 0  3 1 0
Nashville 3 1 0  3 1 0
Tennessee 2 1 0  6 2 0
Auburn 2 1 1  3 1 1
Texas 3 2 0  6 2 0
Georgia 2 2 1  2 3 1
Ole Miss 3 4 0  3 4 0
Clemson 1 2 0  4 2 0
Central 1 2 0  1 2 0
LSU 1 3 0  1 4 0
Kentucky State 0 1 0  5 2 2
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0  1 1 0
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 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football 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 King* Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 11–5  
October 21 VPI* Waite Field • Knoxville, TN L 0–5  
October 28 at Sewanee Sewanee, TN L 0–51  
November 4 Kentucky State College Waite Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) W 12–0  
November 11 Georgia Waite Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) W 5-0  
November 23 Washington & Lee* Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 11–0  
November 30 Kentucky University* Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 41–0  
December 25 Chattanooga* Chattanooga, TN W 6–0  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Eastern.

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