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Tennessee Football Team History


Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
 Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794
Stadium: Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 104,079
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Zora G. Clevenger
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1914 <- 1915 -> 1916 --> 2024
1915 Season Highlights
 Zora G. Clevenger enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 The Volunteers won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1915 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Carson-Newman  1   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Tusculum  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Clemson  0   3   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Centre  80   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Cumberland  1   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Vanderbilt  0   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Mississippi State  0   14   L       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Kentucky  0   6   L       
 
1915 Season Totals
  Record4-4
  Points Scored103
  Scoring Average12.9
  Points Allowed58
  Defense Average7.3
  Opponents Record22-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record0-3
1915 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vanderbilt 9-151338   Dan McGugin
Georgia Tech 7-0-123324   John W. Heisman
Alabama 6-225051   Thomas Kelly
Auburn 6-218224   Mike Donahue
Kentucky 6-1-114938   J.J. Tigert
Georgia 5-2-224527   William A. Bill Cunningham
Mississippi State 5-2-111036   E.C. Hayes
South Carolina 5-3-119093   N.B. Red Edgerton
Florida 4-39965   Charles J. McCoy
Tennessee 4-410358   Zora G. Clevenger
Tulane 4-411878   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Mississippi 2-651334   Fred Robbins

1915 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1915 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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