1909 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

1909 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6–2 (0–5 SIAA)
Head coach
  • George Levene (3rd season)
CaptainNathan Dougherty
Home stadiumWaite Field
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 4 0 0 6 1 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 0 7 3 0
Alabama 4 1 1 5 1 2
LSU 3 1 0 6 2 0
Georgia Tech 4 2 0 7 2 0
Auburn 4 2 0 5 2 0
Howard (AL) 2 2 0 5 2 1
Clemson 2 2 0 6 3 0
Ole Miss 1 2 1 4 3 2
Georgia 1 4 1 1 4 2
The Citadel 0 1 1 4 3 2
Mississippi A&M 0 3 0 5 4 0
Mercer 0 4 0 3 5 0
Tennessee 0 5 0 1 6 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1909 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1909 college football season. The Volunteers went 1–6–2, their worst season since 1906, when they compiled the same record. George Levene served the final year of his three-year tenure as head coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Central University*T 0–0[1]
October 9North Carolina*
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–3[2]
October 16at Kentucky State CollegeLexington, KY (rivalry)L 0–172,000[3]
October 23Georgia
L 0–3[4]
October 30Georgia Tech
L 0–29[5]
November 6at VanderbiltL 0–51[6]
November 13Alabama
L 0–10[7]
November 20at Chattanooga*T 0–0[8]
November 25Transylvania*
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 11–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Both teams unable to score". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1909. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Carolina gains a close victory". The News and Observer. October 10, 1909. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State team wins from Tennessee by 17–0 score". The Lexington Herald. October 17, 1909. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Field goal wins for Georgia team". The Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1909. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jackets swamp Tennessee team". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1909. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "No match for Commodores, Tennessee was overwhelmed by their brilliant playing". The Nashville American. November 7, 1909. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee's defeat was without sting". The Journal and Tribune. November 14, 1909. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Moccasins defeat U. T." Chattanooga Daily Times. November 21, 1909. p. 11. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Transylvania loses to Tennessee by score of 11 to 0". Lexington Leader. November 26, 1909. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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