1900 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1900 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–2–1 (0–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainW. M. Newman
Home stadiumBaldwin Park
Seasons
← 1899
1901 →
1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
Auburn 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 0
Tulane 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 0 – 0
Texas 1 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
Sewanee + 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 0 – 1 4 – 1 – 3
Vanderbilt 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Alabama 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
Nashville 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
Georgia 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
LSU 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
Kentucky State 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1900 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by J. A. Pierce in second and final season as head coach, the Volunteers compiled an overall record of 3–2–1 with a mark of 0–2–1 in conference play. The first time in program history came against Vanderbilt on October 22, at Nashville.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10King*
W 22–0[1]
October 22at Vanderbilt
T 0–0[2]
November 1North Carolina
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
L 5–22[3]
November 10vs. AuburnBirmingham, AL (rivalry)L 0–23[4]
November 26Grant*
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 28–0[5]
November 29Georgetown (KY)*
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 12–6[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Opponents too light, King's College couldn't score against Tennessee". The Journal and Tribune. October 11, 1900. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tie game, both teams failed to score in interesting game". The Knoxville Sentinel. October 23, 1900. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Tar Heels win from Tennessee". The News and Observer. November 2, 1900. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Line was impregnable, Auburn men stood like a stone wall". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 11, 1900. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grant University defeated". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 27, 1900. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgetown College lost to Tennesseeans". The Courier-Journal. November 30, 1900. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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