1893 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1893 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1893 season. The 1893 season was Tennessee's third season as a varsity squad. The 1893 varsity team was to be the last until 1896 because the university "wanted to put emphasis on academics." The Vols went 2–5, losing the first five games.

1893 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceIndependent
1893 record2–5
CaptainHoward Ijams
Home stadiumWaite Field
1893 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Maryland      6 0 0
Texas      4 0 0
Central      2 0 0
Howard      2 0 0
North Carolina A&M      2 0 0
Vanderbilt      6 1 0
Auburn      3 0 2
Virginia      8 2 0
Ole Miss      4 1 0
Centre      4 1 0
Trinity (NC)      3 1 0
VMI      3 1 0
Kentucky State College      5 2 1
Delaware      2 1 0
Guilford      2 1 0
West Virginia      2 1 0
William & Mary      2 1 0
Navy      5 3 0
Richmond      3 2 0
Georgia Tech      2 1 1
Georgetown      4 4 0
Sewanee      3 3 0
Furman      1 1 0
Georgia      2 2 1
Johns Hopkins      2 3 2
North Carolina      3 4 0
Tennessee      2 4 0
Tulane      1 2 0
Wake Forest      1 2 0
Hampden-Sydney      0 1 0
LSU      0 1 0
Mercer      0 1 0
Wofford      0 1 0
VAMC      0 2 0
Alabama      0 4 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 21Kentucky State CollegeL 0–56
November 3[1]at North CarolinaChapel Hill, NCL 0–60
November 4at Trinity (NC)Durham, NCL 0–70
November 6[2]at Wake ForestWake Forest, NCL 0–64
November 8at North Carolina A&MRaleigh, NCL 6–12
November 18Maryville
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 32–0
November 30Asheville Athletic
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 12–6

References

  1. "The University Wins". The Charlotte Observer. November 4, 1893. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  2. "Wake Forest 64; Tennessee 0". The Charlotte Observer. November 7, 1893. Retrieved November 20, 2020.


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