1896 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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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
October 22, 1896Williamsburg*
- 15th and Cumberland Field
- Knoxville, TN
W 10–0 October 24, 1896vs. Chattanooga Athletic Club*Chattanooga, TNW 4–0 November 14, 1896VPI*
- 15th and Cumberland Field
- Knoxville, TN
W 6–4 November 26, 1896Central University*
- 15th and Cumberland Field
- Knoxville, TN
W 30–0
References
ESPN's College Football Encyclopedia by Michael McCambridge