Tennessee football history: 1893

Tennessee football history: 1893

The University of Tennessee has fielded a football team since 1891. Vols Wire takes a look at each Tennessee football team through its history that includes, six national championships, 13 Southeastern Conference championships, two Southern Conference championships and one Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship.

1893 record: 2-4

Tennessee played six games during the 1893 season.

The Vols started 0-4 during the 1893 campaign and did not score a point until its first victory in the fifth contest of the season.

UT lost the season-opening contest to Kentucky A&M, 56-0, in Knoxville. The Vols then were defeated, 64-0, at Wake Forest, followed by a 70-0 loss at Trinity in Durham, N.C. The final loss of the season came on Nov. 7 in Chapel Hill, N.C. as Tennessee suffered a 60-0 defeat to North Carolina.

Asheville Citizen-Times, Dec. 1, 1893
Asheville Citizen-Times, Dec. 1, 1893

The Vols ended the season with two wins over Maryville (32-0) and the Asheville Athletic Club (12-6). Both contests were played in Knoxville.