1912 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1912 Tennessee Volunteers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1912 college football season. In their second year under head coach Zora G. Clevenger, the team compiled a 4–4 record.[1]

1912 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (1–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeStraight T
Base defenseMultiple
CaptainC. H. Fonde
Home stadiumWaite Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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
Tennessee 1 4 0 4 4 0
Florida 0 2 1 5 2 1
Central University 0 2 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 0 2 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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

References

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  1. ^ "1912 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  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.