1917 Tennessee (SATC) football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2019 1917 Tennessee (SATC) football Independent 0–3 Waite Field 1916 The University of Tennessee Athletic Council, chaired by Professor Nathan Dougherty, officially suspended varsity football during the World War I years of 1917 and 1918 because the majority of the players were called into military service.https://utsports.com/sports/football/schedule/1917 Tennessee 1917 Football Schedule UTSports.comhttps://utsports.com/documents/2023/2/28/S23022809500.pdf UT Statement on 1917 & 1918 Cancellation of Varsity Football UTSports.com In addition, Coach John R. Bender was enlisted as an instructor at Camp John Sevier in Greenville, South Carolina. During this period without varsity football, two unofficial teams were formed from Army recruits and students. One team represented a training unit called the Fighting Mechanics and the other represented the Student Army Training Corps (SATC). For historical purposes, Tennessee considers these games exhibitions and does not count them toward Tennessee's all-time varsity results.https://utsports.com/documents/2024/7/29/2024_UT_FB_Record_Book__FINAL_FOR_WEB_.pdf 2024 UT Football Record Book UTSports.com Schedule November 3 l 11th US Infantry Division Waite Field Knoxville, TN 6–20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82764450/soldiers-superior-forward-passing-defea/ The Journal and Tribune Soldiers' superior forward passing defeats Tennesseans November 4, 1917 August 3, 2021 Newspapers.com November 10 l y Battery B Virginia Field Artillery Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN 0–35 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82764565/ut-no-match-for-soldiers/ The Chattanooga Times U.T. no match for Soldiers November 11, 1917 August 3, 2021 Newspapers.com November 16 l y Camp Gordon Camp Field Camp Gordon, GA 0–38 Gen. Erwin's Steam Rollers blanked University of Tennessee on Camp Field The Atlanta Constitution November 17, 1917 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22518299/gen_erwins_steam_rollers_blanked/ August 3, 2021 Newspapers.com References Tennessee Category:Tennessee Volunteers football seasons Tennessee (SATC) football