1917 Tennessee (SATC) football team

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.

1917 Tennessee (SATC) football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–3
Home stadiumWaite Field
1917 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee State Normal    7 0 0
Presbyterian    8 1 0
Navy    7 1 0
North Texas State Normal    6 1 0
Spring Hill    4 2 0
West Virginia    6 3 1
Southwest Texas State    5 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal    3 2 0
Texas Mines    0 0 1
Kentucky    3 5 1
Oglethorpe    1 2 0
Wake Forest    1 6 1
Marshall    1 7 1
Tennessee (SATC)    0 3 0

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 the other represented the Student Army Training Corps (SATC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 311th US Infantry DivisionL 6–20[1]
November 10vs. Battery B Virginia Field ArtilleryL 0–35[2]
November 16at Camp Gordon
L 0–38[3]

References

  1. "Soldiers' superior forward passing defeats Tennesseans". The Journal and Tribune. November 4, 1917. Retrieved August 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "U.T. no match for Soldiers". The Chattanooga Times. November 11, 1917. Retrieved August 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Gen. Erwin's Steam Rollers blanked University of Tennessee on Camp Field". The Atlanta Constitution. November 17, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved August 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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