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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  <-- 1910 <- 1911 -> 1912 --> 2024
1911 Season Highlights
 Zora G. Clevenger enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1911 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Mooney  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Georgia Tech  0   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Maryville  22   5   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ North Carolina State  0   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Centre  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Virginia Tech  11   36   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Rhodes  22   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Tennessee Medical  0   0   T       
 Thu., Nov. 30  @ Kentucky  0   12   L       
 
1911 Season Totals
  Record3-4 -2
  Points Scored82
  Scoring Average9.1
  Points Allowed93
  Defense Average10.3
  Opponents Record24-9
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-0 -1
  Away Record0-4 -1
1911 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vanderbilt 8-12599   Dan McGugin
Georgia 7-1-114728   William A. Bill Cunningham
Kentucky 7-39741   P.P. Douglass
Mississippi State 7-2-120628Won  12-0  W.D. Chadwick
Georgia Tech 6-2-115221   John W. Heisman
Mississippi 6-318455   Dr. N.P. Stauffer
Alabama 5-2-215331   D.V. Graves
Tulane 5-3-110546   A.A. Mason
Auburn 4-2-17645   Mike Donahue
Tennessee 3-4-28293   Zora G. Clevenger

1911 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1911 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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