1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1897 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–1 (1–0 SIAA)
Head coach	None
Captain	James A. Baird
Home stadium	Baldwin Park

1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	1
Georgia	2	–	0	–	0			2	–	1	–	0
Auburn	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	0	–	1
Tennessee	1	–	0	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Central (KY)	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
Nashville	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	0	–	0
Texas	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
LSU	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	2	–	1			1	–	3	–	1
Clemson	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	0
Mercer	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	2	–	1
Cumberland (TN)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State College	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
SW Presbyterian	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The 1897 Volunteers were the fifth official Tennessee team to take the field. This was also their second season in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). They played five games and won four.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 15	King (TN)*	Baldwin Park Knoxville, TN	W 28–0	[1]
October 23	Williamsburg (KY)*	Baldwin Park Knoxville, TN	W 6–0	[2]
November 8	North Carolina*	Baldwin Park Knoxville, TN	L 0–16	[3]
November 25	VPI*	Roanoke, VA	W 18–0	[4]
November 26	at Bristol Athletic Club*	Bristol, TN	W 12–0	[5]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "U of T wins first game of the year". The Journal and Tribune. October 16, 1897. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Game at Knoxville". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 24, 1897. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Two victories for Carolina". The Tar Heel. November 16, 1897. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tennessee Shuts Out Blacksburg". The Times. Library of Virginia. November 26, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
5. "U of T wins again". The Knoxville Tribune. November 27, 1897. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.