1918 Tennessee (SATC) football team

1918 Tennessee (SATC) football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2
Home stadiumWaite Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre   –   4 – 0 – 0
Presbyterian   –   2 – 0 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 1 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   4 – 1 – 0
Kentucky   –   2 – 1 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   4 – 2 – 1
Tennessee (SATC)   –   3 – 2 – 0
Oglethorpe   –   5 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 2 – 2
North Texas State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 1
Wake Forest   –   1 – 2 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   2 – 4 – 0
Florida   –   0 – 1 – 0

The University of Tennessee Athletic Council, chaired by Professor Nathan Dougherty, officially suspended varsity football during the World War I years of 1917 and 1918 because the majority of the players were called into military service.[1] In addition, Coach John R. Bender was enlisted as an instructor at Camp John Sevier in Greenville, South Carolina.

During this period without varsity football, two unofficial teams were formed from Army recruits and students. One team represented a training unit called the Fighting Mechanics and the other team represented the Student Army Training Corps (SATC).

For historical purposes, Tennessee considers these games exhibitions and does not count them toward Tennessee's all-time varsity results.[2]

Vanderbilt's program, however, considers the game between the two schools as an official game.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 2Sewanee
L 0–68[4]
November 9at Vanderbilt
L 0–76[5]
November 16Maryville (TN)
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 9–7[6]
November 23Milligan
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 32–0[7]
November 28Tennessee Military Institute
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 46–0[8]

References

  1. ^ "UT Statement on 1917 & 1918 Cancellation of Varsity Football" (PDF). UTSports.com.
  2. ^ "Tennessee 1918 Football Schedule". UTSports.com.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football". Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "Sewanee Tigers literally swamp Univ. Tennessee". Nashville Tennessean. November 3, 1918. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vanderbilt smothers Tennessee beneath avalanche of scores". Nashville Banner. November 10, 1918. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maryville loses to U. of T. squad". The Journal and Tribune. November 17, 1918. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Milligan loses to S.A.T.C. squad". The Journal and Tribune. November 24, 1918. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "T.M.I. no match for U.T. eleven". Knoxville Sentinel. November 29, 1918. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.