1899 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1899 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–2 (2–1 SIAA)
Head coach	J. A. Pierce (1st season)
Captain	William L. Terry
Home stadium	Baldwin Park

1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sewanee $	11	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
Vanderbilt	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Alabama	1	–	0	–	0			3	–	1	–	0
Nashville	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	1	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Auburn	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	1	–	1
Texas	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	3	–	1
Clemson	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Central (KY)	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
LSU	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
Kentucky State	0	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	2
SW Presbyterian	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Cumberland (TN)	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	6	–	0
Tulane	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

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. The 1899 Tennessee Volunteers won six games and lost two.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 11	King (TN)*	Baldwin Park Knoxville, TN	W 11–5	[1]
October 21	VPI*	Baldwin Park Knoxville, TN	L 0–5	[2]
October 28	at Sewanee	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	L 0–51	[3]
November 4	Kentucky State College	Baldwin Park Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 12–0	[4]
November 11	Georgia	Baldwin Park Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 5–0	[5]
November 23	Washington and Lee*	Baldwin Park Knoxville, TN	W 11–0	[6]
November 30	Kentucky University*	Baldwin Park Knoxville, TN	W 41–0	[7]
December 25	Grant*	Chattanooga, TN	W 6–0	[8]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Orange-White winning colors". The Journal and Tribune. October 12, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "U of T eleven lost to the Blacksburg team". The Journal and Tribune. October 22, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "University of the South defeated University of Tennessee by 51 to 0". The Knoxville Sentinel. October 30, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tennessee 12, State College 0". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tennessee beats Georgia eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tennessee's victory". The Knoxville Sentinel. November 24, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Brilliant end of the season". The Journal and Tribune. December 1, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Football at Chattanooga". Nashville Banner. December 26, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.