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.^[1][2] In addition, Coach John R. Bender was enlisted as an instructor at Camp John Sevier in Greenville, South Carolina.

1917 Tennessee (SATC) football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–3
Home stadium	Waite Field
Seasons ← 1916 1918 →

1917 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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
Sam Houston Normal			–					1	–	3	–	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).

For historical purposes, Tennessee considers these games exhibitions and does not count them toward Tennessee's all-time varsity results.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 3	11th US Infantry Division	Waite Field Knoxville, TN	L 6–20	[4]
November 10	vs. Battery B Virginia Field Artillery	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–35	[5]
November 16	at Camp Gordon	Camp Field Camp Gordon, GA	L 0–38	[6]