1896 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1896 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
1896 record | 4–0 (0–0 SIAA) |
Captain | Strang Nicklin |
Home stadium | Waite Field |
The 1896 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1896 college football season. It was the first official Tennessee Volunteers football team since 1893. The 1896 Vols went undefeated at 4–0 for the first winning season in school history. This was also the Tennessee's first season in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), though they did not play a conference opponent.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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October 22 | Williamsburg (KY)* |
| W 10–0 | [1] |
October 24 | at Chattanooga Athletic Club* | Chattanooga, TN | W 4–0 | [2] |
November 14 | VPI* |
| W 6–4 | [3] |
November 26 | Central (KY)* |
| W 30–0 | [4] |
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References[]
- ^ "The University scored a victory". The Knoxville Sentinel. October 23, 1896. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chattanooga wins spirited football game at the park yesterday". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 25, 1896. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blacksburg defeated". The Richmond Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 15, 1896. p. 13. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ "Bad defeat for Central University". The Courier-Journal. November 27, 1896. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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- 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
- Tennessee Volunteers football seasons
- College football undefeated seasons
- 1896 in sports in Tennessee
- College football 1890s season stubs
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