1906 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1906 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6–2 (0–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainE. B. Proctor
Home stadiumBaker-Himel Park
Seasons
← 1905
1907 →
1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt + 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Clemson + 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 3
Sewanee 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Alabama 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Georgia 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
LSU 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 2 – 2
Mississippi A&M 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 2 – 1
Tennessee 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 2
Mercer 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
Tulane 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 4 – 1
Auburn 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 1
Cumberland (TN)   –     –  
Nashville   –     –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1906 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1906 college football season. James DePree served his second and final season as head coach at Tennessee. Roscoe Word, a three-time captain for the Volunteers, became the team's first assistant coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6American Temperance*
W 10–0[1]
October 13Maryville (TN)*
  • Baker-Himel Park
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–11[2]
October 20Central (KY)*
  • Baker-Himel Park
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–6[3]
October 25at American Temperance*Harriman, TNT 5–5[4]
November 3Sewanee
  • Baker-Himel Park
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–17[5]
November 10at Kentucky State College*Lexington, KY (rivalry)L 0–21[6]
November 19at Clemson
L 0–16[7]
November 21at Georgia
T 0–0[8]
November 29at Alabama
L 0–51[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Tennessee University 10, American University 0". The Journal and Tribune. October 7, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Maryville wins, defeats Tennessee by score of 11 to 0". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 14, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kentucky beats Tennessee". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Harriman football game broke up in a big row". The Journal and Tribune. October 26, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Sewanee Tigers defeat Tennessee". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 4, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "State College 21, Tennessee 0". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee team met defeat 16–0". The Journal and Tribune. November 20, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Neither score in Athens game". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alabama overwhelms boys from Tennessee". The Birmingham News. November 30, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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