1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2019 1897 Tennessee Volunteers football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 4–1–1 0–0 None James A. BairdMattingly Tom 2016-09-08 Tennessee’s first and last visit to Bristol for football was 1897 https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2016/09/08/tennessees-first-and-last-visit-to-bristol-for-football-was-1897/91072002/ 2025-01-11 Knoxville News Sentinel Baldwin Park 1899 The 1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The 1897 Volunteers were the fifth official Tennessee team to take the field. This was also their second season in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). They played five games and won four. Schedule October 15 w y 1897 King Tornado King Baldwin Park Knoxville, TN 28–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81066304/u-of-t-wins-first-game-of-the-year/ The Journal and Tribune U of T wins first game of the year October 16, 1897 July 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 23 w y Williamsburg (KY) Baldwin Park Knoxville, TN 6–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81066493/game-at-knoxville/ Chattanooga Daily Times Game at Knoxville October 24, 1897 July 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 8 l y North Carolina Baldwin Park Knoxville, TN 0–16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81066704/two-victories-for-carolina/ The Tar Heel Two victories for Carolina November 16, 1897 July 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 25 w y VPI Athletic Park Roanoke, VA 18–0 Tennessee Shuts Out Blacksburg https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T18971126.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Times November 26, 1897 1 October 16, 2017 November 26 w y y King Bristol, TN 12–4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81067104/u-of-t-wins-again/ The Knoxville Tribune U of T wins again November 27, 1897 July 8, 2021 Newspapers.com December 25 t y y Southern Athletic Club Athletic Park New Orleans, LA 0–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-democrat-christmas-football-s/183280947/ The Times-Democrat Christmas football; S.A.C. and Tennesseans wind up even December 26, 1897 October 19, 2025 Newspapers.com References Tennessee Category:Tennessee Volunteers football seasons Tennessee Volunteers football