1919 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1919 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–3–3 (0–3–2 SIAA)
Head coach	John R. Bender (2nd season)
Captain	Chink Lowe
Home stadium	Waite Field

1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Auburn $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Alabama	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Centre	1	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tulane	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	1	–	2			5	–	1	–	2
Furman	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Mississippi A&M	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	2			4	–	2	–	3
LSU	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Clemson	3	–	2	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Florida	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Wofford	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	2	–	1
Transylvania	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
Tennessee	0	–	3	–	2			3	–	3	–	3
South Carolina	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Mercer	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
Mississippi College	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Howard (AL)	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1919 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1919 college football season. The Vols won three, lost three, and tied three. This was the first varsity team for Tennessee since the 1916 season. Tennessee did not field official football teams in 1917 and 1918 due to World War I.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27	Tusculum*	Waite Field Knoxville, TN	W 29–6	[1]
October 3	Maryville (TN)*	Waite Field Knoxville, TN	W 32–2	[2]
October 11	at Vanderbilt	Old Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	T 3–3	[3]
October 18	Mississippi A&M	Waite Field Knoxville, TN	L 0–6	[4]
October 25	at Clemson	Riggs Field Clemson, SC	L 0–14	[5]
November 1	North Carolina*	Waite Field Knoxville, TN	T 0–0	[6]
November 8	at South Carolina	College Park Columbia, SC (rivalry)	T 6–6	[7]
November 15	Cincinnati*	Waite Field Knoxville, TN	W 33–12	[8]
November 27	at Kentucky	Stoll Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 0–13	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Volunteers defeat Tusculum 29 to 6 in ragged game". The Journal and Tribune. September 28, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "University of Tennessee triumphs over Maryville". The Journal and Tribune. October 5, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tennessee eleven holds Vanderbilt eleven to tie score". Nashville Tennessean. October 12, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tennessee outplayed, Mississippi wins thrilling game by a score of 6–0". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 19, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Clemson romps on Tennessee clan". The Greenville News. October 26, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tar Heels and Volunteers tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tennessee and Gamecocks tie". The Greenville News. November 9, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cincinnati surprised when defeated in contest at Knoxville". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 16, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Wildcats trim Volunteers". The Lexington Herald. November 28, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.