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1912 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1912 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (0–4 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

The 1912 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1912 college football season. 1912 squad was the first non-losing Volunteer team in four years, but they did not win a conference game. Zora G. Clevenger served his second season as head coach of the Volunteers.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 5King*W 101–0
October 12Maryville*
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 38–0
October 19at Tennessee Medical College*W 62–0
October 26vs. SewaneeChattanooga, TNL 6–33
November 2Centre*
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 67–0
November 9at MercerMacon, GAL 14–27
November 16Kentucky State College
L 6–13
November 28vs. AlabamaL 0–7
  • *Non-conference game

References