1908 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Schedule

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Game summaries

North Carolina

Fullback Clarence McCollum returned a fumble 75 yards against North Carolina.

Maryville

In the second week of play, the Vols beat Maryville 39–5.

Kentucky State

Tennessee celebrated the victory over Kentucky State 7–0, as they were outweighed 10 pounds to the man. A 40-yard run by Leach set up an offtackle run by Peery.

Georgia

Leach scored all of Tennessee's points in the 10–0 victory over Georgia with a 30-yard fumble return for a touchdown and a 40-yard field goal.

Georgia Tech

Tennessee defeated John Heisman's Georgia Tech team 6–5, "in a game in which they clearly outplayed the Yellow Jackets". Tech scored first thanks to three consecutive completed forward passes. Perry scored Tennessee's touchdown. He scored another just after the referee blew the whistle to end the contest.

At Vanderbilt

1908 was a down year for Vanderbilt with a wealth of sophomores; guided shrewdly by McGugin to its success. Vanderbilt won the match between the two schools 16 to 9.

Walker Leach made a 41-yard field goal to put the Vols up 4 to 0. "This seemed to arouse the local team" and Vanderbilt drove down the field for a touchdown. On a fake kick, Leach circled Vanderbilt's left end for 60 yards. Ray Morrison stopped him short of the goal.

Clemson

Tennessee also edged Clemson 6–5.

Chattanooga

The Vols beat Chattanooga 39–5.

Alabama

Alabama surprised with the 4 to 0 victory over Tennessee to close the season.

Postseason

Walker Leach and Nathan Dougherty were selected All-Southern. Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin noted "All things considered, Leach was perhaps the best football player of the year in Dixie."

References

Additional sources

References

1. (1982). "Big Orange: a pictorial history of University of Tennessee football". Leisure Press.
2. (October 4, 1908). "Tennessee 12, Carolina 0 - Tar Heels unable to score against their strong opponents at Knoxville". Charlotte Daily Observer.
3. (October 11, 1908). "Tennessee's easy victory - had no trouble in running up score on Maryville". The Sunday Times.
4. (October 18, 1908). "Tennessee 7, Kentucky 0". The Courier-Journal.
5. (October 25, 1908). "Georgia loses to Tennessee". The Atlanta Constitution.
6. (November 1, 1908). "Tennessee won fierce game from Tech". The Atlanta Constitution.
7. (November 8, 1908). "Gold and black of Vanderbilt". The Nashville American.
8. (November 15, 1908). "Clemson defeated by one point, that's all". The Journal and Tribune.
9. (November 22, 1908). "Tennessee gets fright when Green rushes across goal with pigskin". The Sunday Times.
10. (November 27, 1908). "Tennessee fell before Alabama". The Knoxville Sentinel.
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18. (1909). "Spalding's Football Guide". Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service.