1918 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The University of Tennessee
Athletic Council, chaired by Professor Nathan Dougherty
, officially suspended varsity football during the World War I
years of 1917 and 1918 because the majority of the players were called into military service. In addition, Coach John R. Bender
was enlisted as an instructor at Camp John Sevier in Greenville, South Carolina
.
During this period without varsity football, two unofficial teams were formed from Army recruits and students. One team represented a training unit called the Fighting Mechanics and another the Student Army Training Corps (SATC).
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
Athletic Council, chaired by Professor Nathan Dougherty
Nathan Dougherty
Nathan Washington Dougherty was a Hall of Fame college football player for the Tennessee Volunteers football team. He later became the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee.-Playing career:...
, officially suspended varsity football during the World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
years of 1917 and 1918 because the majority of the players were called into military service. In addition, Coach John R. Bender
John R. Bender
John R. "Chief" Bender was an American football player and coach of football, basketball and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Washington State University , Haskell Indian Nations University , Kansas State University , and the University of Tennessee , compiling a career record of...
was enlisted as an instructor at Camp John Sevier in Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina
-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
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During this period without varsity football, two unofficial teams were formed from Army recruits and students. One team represented a training unit called the Fighting Mechanics and another the Student Army Training Corps (SATC).