1908 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2019 1908 Tennessee Volunteers football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 7–2 3–2 George Levene 2nd Walker Leach Waite Field The 1908 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The season was the second of head coach George Levene's three-year tenure.https://books.google.com/books?id=USsSAQAAMAAJ&q=1908+leach Big Orange: a pictorial history of University of Tennessee football 1982 34 Fields Bud Bertucci Bob Leisure Press 9780880110716 Schedule October 3 w y North Carolina Waite Field Knoxville, TN 12–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82688122/tennessee-12-carolina-0-tar-heels-una/ Charlotte Daily Observer Tennessee 12, Carolina 0 - Tar Heels unable to score against their strong opponents at Knoxville October 4, 1908 August 2, 2021 Newspapers.com October 10 w y 1908 Maryville Scots Maryville (TN) Waite Field Knoxville, TN 39–5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82688415/tennessees-easy-victory-had-no-troubl/ The Sunday Times Tennessee's easy victory - had no trouble in running up score on Maryville October 11, 1908 August 2, 2021 Newspapers.com October 17 w y Kentucky State College Waite Field Knoxville, TN rivalry 7–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82688595/tennessee-7-kentucky-0/ The Courier-Journal Tennessee 7, Kentucky 0 October 18, 1908 August 2, 2021 Newspapers.com October 24 w Georgia Waite Field Knoxville, TN rivalry 10–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82688789/georgia-loses-to-tennessee/ The Atlanta Constitution Georgia loses to Tennessee October 25, 1908 August 2, 2021 Newspapers.com October 31 w y Georgia Tech Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA rivalry 6–5 2,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82689071/tennessee-won-fierce-game-from-tech/ The Atlanta Constitution Tennessee won fierce game from Tech November 1, 1908 August 2, 2021 Newspapers.com November 7 l y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 9–16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82689302/gold-and-black-of-vanderbilt-waves-trium/ The Nashville American Gold and black of Vanderbilt November 8, 1908 August 2, 2021 Newspapers.com November 14 w Clemson Waite Field Knoxville, TN 6–5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82689705/clemson-defeated-by-one-point-thats-al/ The Journal and Tribune Clemson defeated by one point, that's all November 15, 1908 August 2, 2021 Newspapers.com November 21 w y Chattanooga Waite Field Knoxville, TN 35–6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82689957/tennessee-gets-fright-when-green-rushes/ The Sunday Times Tennessee gets fright when Green rushes across goal with pigskin November 22, 1908 August 2, 2021 Newspapers.com November 26 l y Alabama Birmingham Fairgrounds Birmingham, AL rivalry 0–4 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71266235/tennessee-fell-before-alabama/ The Knoxville Sentinel Tennessee fell before Alabama November 27, 1908 August 2, 2021 Newspapers.com Game summaries North Carolina Fullback Clarence McCollum returned a fumble 75 yards against North Carolina.http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/guides/2012/records.pdf Archived copy August 20, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113625/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/guides/2012/records.pdf March 4, 2016 Maryville In the second week of play, the Vols beat Maryville 39–5. Kentucky State Tennessee celebrated the victory over Kentucky State 7–0, as they were outweighed 10 pounds to the man. A 40-yard run by Leach set up an offtackle run by Peery.Woodruff 1928 215 Georgia Leach scored all of Tennessee's points in the 10–0 victory over Georgia with a 30-yard fumble return for a touchdown and a 40-yard field goal.Woodruff 1928 217 Georgia Tech Tennessee defeated John Heisman's Georgia Tech team 6–5, "in a game in which they clearly outplayed the Yellow Jackets". Tech scored first thanks to three consecutive completed forward passes. Perry scored Tennessee's touchdown. He scored another just after the referee blew the whistle to end the contest.Woodruff 1928 220 At Vanderbilt thumb|upright=.65|Ray Morrison saved a touchdown in 1908. In 1908 the McGugin-coached Vanderbilt won the match between the two schools 16 to 9. Walker Leach made a 41-yard field goal to put the Vols up 4 to 0. "This seemed to arouse the local team" and Vanderbilt drove down the field for a touchdown. On a fake kick, Leach circled Vanderbilt's left end for 60 yards. Ray Morrison stopped him short of the goal.https://books.google.com/books?id=NiDOAAAAMAAJ&q=editions:rtM-OQi1g0kC Vanderbilt University Quarterly 28–35 Vanderbilt Athletics 1909 9 Clemson Tennessee also edged Clemson 6–5. Chattanooga The Vols beat Chattanooga 39–5. Alabama Alabama surprised with the 4 to 0 victory over Tennessee to close the season.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/1908-season.pdf Archived copy April 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302034950/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/1908-season.pdf March 2, 2012 dead Postseason Walker Leach and Nathan Dougherty were selected All-Southern. Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin noted "All things considered, Leach was perhaps the best football player of the year in Dixie."Spalding's Football Guide 1909 75 Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service https://archive.org/stream/officialfootball1909nati#page/75 References Additional sources A History of Southern Football 1890–1928 Woodruff Fuzzy 1 1928 Tennessee Category:Tennessee Volunteers football seasons Tennessee Volunteers football