The Volunteers embarked on their second season as a full-time squad.
This season saw the Vols win their first game versus Maryville College, in Maryville, Tennessee.
[1] As in 1891, this was a student coached squad, made up of ragtag players.
This was the first meeting of UT and Vanderbilt in their in-state rivalry game.
[2] This college football 1890s season article is a stub.