1892 Tennessee Volunteers football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Lepricavark (talk | contribs) at 16:47, 8 February 2020 (→‎top: added short description). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

1892 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
CaptainCharles C. Moore Jr.
Home stadiumWaite Field
Seasons
← 1891
1893 →
1892 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre     6 0 0
Biddle     1 0 0
Furman     1 0 0
Mercer     1 0 0
North Carolina A&M     1 0 0
Virginia Military     4 0 1
Wake Forest     4 0 1
Johns Hopkins     7 1 0
North Carolina     5 1 0
Central (KY)     4 1 0
Sewanee     5 1 1
Navy     5 2 0
Georgetown     4 2 1
Virginia     3 2 1
Vanderbilt     4 4 0
Alabama     2 2 0
Auburn     2 2 0
Georgia     1 1 0
Virginia A&M     1 1 0
Western Maryland     0 0 1
Richmond     2 3 0
Delaware     1 2 2
Kentucky A&M     2 4 1
Tennessee     2 5 0
Trinity (NC)     1 3 0
Hampden–Sydney     0 1 0
Livingstone     0 1 0
Maryville (TN)     0 1 0
South Carolina     0 1 0
Georgia Tech     0 3 0
Maryland     0 3 0

The 1892 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1892 season. The Volunteers embarked on their second season as a full-time squad. This season saw the Vols win their first game versus Maryville College, in Maryville, Tennessee. As in 1891, this was a student coached squad, made up of ragtag players. This was the first meeting of UT and Vanderbilt in their in-state rivalry game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
October 153:00 p.m.at MaryvilleMaryville, TNW 25–0
October 21at VanderbiltL 0–12
October 24at SewaneeL 0–54
November 2SewaneeL 0–10
November 12vs. Chattanooga Athletic ClubChattanooga, TNW 16–6
November 17Vanderbilt
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–10
November 24Wake Forest
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 6–10

References

  • ESPN College Football Encyclopedia by Michael McCambridge
  • Tennessee Alumnus Newsletter – Winter 2001
  • [1]