1907 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The 1907 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee
in the 1907 college football season
. Led by new head coach George Levene
, the Volunteers had their first seven-win season in team history.
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in the 1907 college football season
1907 college football season
The 1907 college football season saw the increased use of the forward pass, which had been legalized the year before. Football remained a dangerous game, despite the "debrutalization" reforms, and an unprecedented eleven players were killed , while 98 others were seriously injured. However, there...
. Led by new head coach George Levene
George Levene
Israel George "Izzy" Levene was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Tennessee from 1907 to 1909 and at Wake Forest University in 1922, compiling a career record of 18–15–5.-Player career:Levene played college football at the...
, the Volunteers had their first seven-win season in team history.