1899 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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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.[1] The 1899 Tennessee Volunteers won six games and lost two.

ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (2–1 SIAA)
Headcoach
CaptainWilliam L. Terry
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1899 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam L. Terry
Home stadiumBaldwin Park
Seasons
← 1897
1900 â†’
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1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Sewanee $11–0–012–0–0
Vanderbilt5–0–07–2–0
Alabama1–0–03–1–0
Nashville4–1–04–1–1
Tennessee2–1–06–2–0
Auburn2–1–13–1–1
Texas3–2–06–2–0
North Carolina1–1–07–3–0
Ole Miss3–4–03–4–0
Georgia2–3–12–3–1
Clemson1–2–04–2–0
Central (KY)1–2–01–2–0
LSU1–3–01–4–0
Kentucky State0–1–05–2–2
SW Presbyterian0–1–01–1–0
Cumberland (TN)0–3–00–3–0
Georgia Tech0–5–00–6–0
Tulane0–5–00–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 11King*
W 11–5[2]
October 21VPI*
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–5[3]
October 28at Sewanee
L 0–51[4]
November 4Kentucky State College
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 12–0[5]
November 11Georgia
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 5–0[6]
November 23Washington and Lee*
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 11–0[7]
November 30Kentucky University*
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 41–0[8]
December 25at Grant*Chattanooga, TNW 6–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game
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