1912 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1912 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1912 record4–4 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeStraight T
Base defenseMultiple
CaptainC. H. Fonde
Home stadiumWaite Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Texas A&M 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State 1 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Auburn 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Georgia 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Sewanee 2 – 1 – 2 5 – 1 – 2
Georgia Tech 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Alabama 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Tulane 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Clemson 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Mercer 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
LSU 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Mississippi College 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Florida 0 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Centre 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1912 college football season. 1912 squad was the first non-losing Volunteer team in four years, but they did not win a conference game. Zora G. Clevenger served his second season as head coach of the Volunteers.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5King (TN)*
W 101–0[2]
October 12Maryville*
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 38–0[3]
October 19at Tennessee Medical College*
W 62–0[4]
October 26vs. Sewanee
L 6–33[5]
November 2Central University*
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 67–0[6]
November 9at MercerMacon, GAL 14–27[7]
November 16Kentucky State College
L 6–13[8]
November 28vs. Alabama
L 0–7[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1912 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Volunteers pile up mammoth score against King College". The Journal and Tribune. October 6, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maryville put up game fight against Tennessee". The Journal and Tribune. October 13, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Volunteers won from Medicos". The Journal and Tribune. October 20, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Capacity throng sees speedy Tigers win erratic but spicy game from Tennessee". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 30, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Central overwhelmed by Tennessee eleven". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mercer springs great surprise". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee is beaten by State". The Courier-Journal. November 17, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tennessee jinx was on the job". The Journal and Tribune. November 29, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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