1899 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1899 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1899 record	6–2 (2–1 SIAA)
Head coach	J. A. Pierce
Captain	William L. Terry
Home stadium	15th and Cumberland Field

1899 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sewanee $	11	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Alabama	1	–	0	–	0			3	–	1	–	0
Nashville	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Auburn	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	1	–	1
Texas	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
LSU	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
Kentucky State	0	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	2
SW Presbyterian	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Davidson	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	3	–	1
Cumberland	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	5	–	0
Tulane	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1899 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1899 season. They were the first UT team to have a head coach. J. A. Pierce helmed the team in 1899 and 1900. The 1899 Tennessee Volunteers won six games and lost two.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 11, 1899	King*	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 11–5
October 21, 1899	VPI*	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	L 0–5
October 28, 1899	at Sewanee	Sewanee, TN	L 0–51
November 4, 1899	Kentucky	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 12–0
November 11, 1899	Georgia	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	W 5-0
November 23, 1899	Washington & Lee*	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 11–0
November 30, 1899	Transylvania*	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 41–0
December 25, 1899	Chattanooga*	Chattanooga, TN	W 6–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern.