1919 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The 1919 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee
in the 1919 college football season
. The Vols won three, lost three, and tied three. This was the first varsity team for Tennessee since the 1916 season
. Tennessee did not field official football teams in 1917 and 1918 due to World War I
.
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in the 1919 college football season
1919 college football season
The 1919 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing the Centre, Harvard, Illinois, Notre Dame, and Texas A&M as national champions.. Only Harvard and Illinois claim national championships for the 1919 season.-Conference...
. The Vols won three, lost three, and tied three. This was the first varsity team for Tennessee since the 1916 season
1916 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1916 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1916 college football season. John R. Bender served his first season as head coach of the Volunteers. He came to Tennessee from Kansas State, effectively switching jobs with former Volunteers head coach...
. Tennessee did not field official football teams in 1917 and 1918 due to 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...
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