1916 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1916 Tennessee Volunteers football
SIAA Co-Champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1916 record 8–0–1 (6–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach John R. Bender
Offensive scheme Short Punt
Base defense Multiple
Captain Graham Vowell
Home stadium 15th and Cumberland Field
1916 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 5 0 0     8 0 1
Tennessee + 6 0 1     8 0 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 0 0     2 0 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 1     7 1 1
Auburn 6 2 0     6 2 0
The Citadel 3 1 0     6 1 1
LSU 3 1 1     7 1 2
Georgia 4 2 0     6 3 0
Tulane 2 1 1     4 3 1
Kentucky 2 1 2     4 1 2
Alabama 4 3 0     6 3 0
Mississippi A&M 4 4 0     4 4 1
Sewanee 2 2 2     5 2 2
Transylvania 2 2 0     2 2 0
Mississippi College 2 3 0     4 3 0
South Carolina 2 3 0     2 7 0
Clemson 2 4 0     3 6 0
Furman 1 4 0     4 5 0
Centre 0 1 2     5 1 3
Louisville 0 2 1     2 3 1
Howard 0 1 0     0 1 0
Wofford 0 2 0     2 7 0
Mercer 0 3 0     0 3 0
Chattanooga 0 3 0     0 4 0
Florida 0 4 0     0 5 0
Ole Miss 0 6 0     3 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1916 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1916 college football season.[1] John R. Bender served his first season as head coach of the Volunteers. He came to Tennessee from Kansas State, effectively switching jobs with former Volunteers head coach Zora G. Clevenger.

The 1916 Vols won eight games and lost none. The only blemish on Tennessee record was a scoreless draw with Kentucky in the last game of the season, preventing them from winning the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship for the second time in three years. This season also saw the first homecoming football game in Tennessee football history, against Vanderbilt. Because of World War I, Tennessee did not field another varsity squad until 1919.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 30, 1916 Tusculum* 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 33–0  
October 7, 1916 Maryville* 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 32–0  
October 14, 1916 at Clemson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 14–0  
October 21, 1916 South Carolina 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 26–0  
October 28, 1916 at Florida Plant FieldTampa, FL W 24–0  
November 4, 1916 at Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN W 12–7  
November 11, 1916 Vanderbiltdagger 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) W 10–6  
November 18, 1916 vs. Sewanee Chattanooga, TN W 17–0  
November 30, 1916 Kentucky 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN T 0–0  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Eastern.

Season summary

Florida

The Vols blanked the Florida Gators 24 to 0 in the two rivals first-ever meeting.

Vanderbilt

Tennessee upset Vanderbilt 10 to 6 in 1916. Vanderbilt's lone score came on a 70-yard run by Rabbit Curry. The year's only unanimous All-Southern Graham Vowell scored Tennessee's winning touchdown.[2]

Kentucky

The season closed with an upset tie by the Kentucky Wildcats, an account of which reads "Rodes and McIlvain, Kentucky's quarterback and fullback, played a magnificent game and had they received the proper support from their team, would have piled up a large score against Tennessee."[3]

References

  1. http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/schedules/tennessee-games/1916-volunteers-season/
  2. "Defeat of Vandy Was Big Surprise". The Charlotte Observer. November 13, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kentucky State Outplays Tenn.". Atlanta Constitution. December 1, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved April 23, 2015 via Newspapers.com.


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