1907 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1907 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by new head coach George Levene, the Volunteers had their first seven-win season in team history.

1907 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2–1 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRoscoe Word
Home stadiumChilhowee Park
Seasons
← 1906
1908 →
1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0 5 1 1
Sewanee 6 1 0 8 1 0
LSU 3 1 0 7 3 0
Alabama 3 1 2 5 1 2
Tennessee 3 2 0 7 2 1
Auburn 3 2 1 6 2 1
Georgia 3 3 1 4 3 1
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0 6 3 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 0 4 4 0
Clemson 1 3 0 4 4 0
Mercer 0 3 0 3 3 0
Howard (AL) 0 5 0 2 5 0
Ole Miss 0 5 0 0 6 0
Nashville        
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5Tennessee Military Institute*W 30–0[1]
October 12at GeorgiaW 15–0[2]
October 19at Georgia TechL 4–6[3]
October 21at Clemson
W 4–0[4]
October 26Maryville (TN)*
  • Chilhowee Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 34–0[5]
November 2Chattanooga*
  • Chilhowee Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 57–0[6]
November 9Kentucky State College*
  • Chilhowee Park
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
T 0–0[7]
November 16vs. Mississippi A&M
W 11–4[8]
November 18at Arkansas*W 14–2[9]
November 28at AlabamaL 0–5[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "Coach Levene used twenty members of his squad in game with the Tennessee Military Institute". The Journal and Tribune. October 6, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia loses to Tennessee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 13, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech eleven hands defeat to Tennessee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 20, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Clemson loses to Tennessee eleven". The Knoxville Sentinel. October 22, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maryville vanquished by Tennessee eleven". The Journal and Tribune. October 27, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tennessee scored 57, Chattanooga, nothing". The Journal and Tribune. November 3, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Draw, neither eleven able to score". Lexington Leader. November 10, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee defeats Mississippi A&M 11–4". The Journal and Tribune. November 17, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tennessee 14, Arkansas 2 - Fayetteville boys put up a good game". The Arkansas Gazette. November 19, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Forty yard run for touchdown". The Knoxville Sentinel. November 29, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.