1901 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1901 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–3–2 (1–1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainC. E. Hollopeter
Home stadiumChilhowee Park
Seasons
← 1900
1902 →
1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 4 0 0 6 1 1
Clemson 2 0 1 3 1 1
LSU 2 1 0 5 1 0
North Carolina 2 1 0 7 2 0
Tulane 2 1 0 4 2 0
Alabama 2 1 2 2 1 2
Auburn 2 2 1 2 3 1
Tennessee 1 1 2 3 3 2
Mississippi A&M 1 2 0 2 2 1
Georgia 0 3 2 1 5 2
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Kentucky State 0 2 0 2 6 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0 2 4 0
Texas 0 0 0 8 2 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1901 Tennessee Volunteers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1901 SIAA football season. In its first and only season under head coach Gilbert Kelly (a former Princeton football player), Tennessee compiled a 3–3–2 record (1–1–2 against SIAA opponents).[1] The team played its home games at Chilhowee Park in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12King*W 8–0[2]
October 18Clemson
  • Chilhowee Park
  • Knoxville, TN
T 6–6[3]
October 26at Nashville*
L 5–16[4]
November 2Kentucky University*
  • Chilhowee Park
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–6[5]
November 9at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
  • L 0–22[6]
    November 16Georgetown (KY)*
    • Chilhowee Park
    • Knoxville, TN
    W 12-0[7]
    November 23Kentucky State College
    • Chilhowee Park
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    W 5–0[8]
    November 28at AlabamaT 6–63,000[9]
    • *Non-conference game

    References

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