1916–17 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

1916–17 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
1916–17 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	10–5
Head coach	John R. Bender (1st season);
Captain	Joseph Jacobs
	Seasons ← 1915–16 1917–18 →

The 1916–17 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee during the 1916–17 college men's basketball season. The head coach was John R. Bender coaching the Volunteers in his first season. The Volunteers team captain was Joseph Jacobs.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
January 13, 1917*	Tusculum	W 39–11	1–0	Knoxville, TN
January 20, 1917*	Maryville	L 15–23	1–1	Knoxville, TN
January 23, 1917*	Knoxville YMCA	W 27–18	2–1	Knoxville, TN
January 27, 1917*	Knoxville YMCA	W 35–17	3–1	Danville, KY
February 9, 1917*	at Kentucky	W 23–20	4–1	Buell Armory Gymnasium Lexington, KY
February 10, 1917*	at Kentucky	W 22–19	5–1	Buell Armory Gymnasium Lexington, KY
February 19, 1917*	at Tusculum	L 17–18	5–2	Lexington, KY
February 20, 1917*	at Virginia Tech	L 17–41	5–3	Blacksburg, VA
February 21, 1917*	at Washington and Lee	L 19–28	5–4	Lexington, KY
February 22, 1917*	at Virginia	W 23–21	6–4	Charlottesville, VA
February 24, 1917*	at George Washington	L 19–28	6–5	Washington, D.C.
February 27, 1917*	Maryville	W 31–17	7–5	Knoxville, TN
March 2, 1917*	Kentucky	W 27–26	8–5	Knoxville, TN
March 3, 1917*	Kentucky	W 30–10	9–5	Knoxville, TN
March 5, 1917*	at Maryville	W 30–25	10–5	Maryville
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1916–17 Schedule and Results". Retrieved May 13, 2017.
^ "2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. Issuu.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.

[1] "1916–17 Schedule and Results". Retrieved May 13, 2017.

[2] "2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. Issuu.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.

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