1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1897 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–1 (1–0 SIAA)
CaptainJames A. Baird
Home stadiumWaite Field
Seasons
← 1896
1899 →
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 15King*
W 28–0
October 23Cumberland (TN)
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 6–0
November 8North Carolina*
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–16
November 25VPI*Roanoke, VAW 18–0
November 26at Bristol Athletic Club*Bristol, TNW 12–0
  • *Non-conference game

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