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1899 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam L. Terry
Home stadium Waite Field
Seasons
←  1897
1900 →
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 1
Tennessee 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Auburn 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 1 – 1
Texas 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Georgia 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 3 – 1
Clemson 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Central (KY) 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 (TN) 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 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 Tennessee 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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 11 King (TN)*
W 11–5 [1]
October 21 VPI*
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–5 [2]
October 28at Sewanee
L 0–51 [3]
November 4 Kentucky State College
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN ( rivalry)
W 12–0 [4]
November 11 Georgia
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN ( rivalry)
W 5–0 [5]
November 23 Washington and Lee*
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 11–0 [6]
November 30 Kentucky University*
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 41–0 [7]
December 25 Grant* Chattanooga, TNW 6–0 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Orange-White winning colors". The Journal and Tribune. October 12, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "U of T eleven lost to the Blacksburg team". The Journal and Tribune. October 22, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "University of the South defeated University of Tennessee by 51 to 0". The Knoxville Sentinel. October 30, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee 12, State College 0". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tennessee beats Georgia eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tennessee's victory". The Knoxville Sentinel. November 24, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brilliant end of the season". The Journal and Tribune. December 1, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Football at Chattanooga". Nashville Banner. December 26, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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