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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#CC132C;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1C448C, inset -2px -2px 0 #1C448C;; line-height: 1.5em; font-size:125%">King Tornado football</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First season</th><td class="infobox-data">1895<span class="noprint">; 129 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1895</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last season</th><td class="infobox-data">1941<span class="noprint">; 83 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1941</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Past conferences</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Smoky_Mountain_Conference" title="Smoky Mountain Conference">Smoky Mountain Conference</a> (1927–1941)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference titles</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colors</th><td class="infobox-data">Scarlet and navy<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#cc132c"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#1c448c"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>King Tornado football</b> program was the intercollegiate <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> team for King College (now known as <a href="/wiki/King_University" title="King University">King University</a>) located in <a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Tennessee" title="Bristol, Tennessee">Bristol, Tennessee</a>. The team was first known to have played in the 1895 season and continued until the 1941 season. They did not have a name until they adopted the moniker "Tornado" following the 1922 season. The team was best known for having the second-largest win in <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> history, a 206–0 defeat of <a href="/wiki/Lenoir%E2%80%93Rhyne_Bears_football" title="Lenoir–Rhyne Bears football">Lenoir–Rhyne</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Tornado_football&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The King football team was first known to have played in the <a href="/wiki/1895_college_football_season" title="1895 college football season">1895 college football season</a>, when they compiled a record of 1–0.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They played small schedules each year through 1902 before going on hiatus, including against major teams such as <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football" title="Virginia Tech Hokies football">Virginia Tech</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers_football" title="Tennessee Volunteers football">Tennessee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team returned in 1908 and played through 1916 before going on hiatus again due to <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, then being revived in 1921.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Tornado had rivalries with local schools including <a href="/wiki/Emory_%26_Henry_Wasps_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Emory & Henry Wasps football">Emory & Henry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Concord_Mountain_Lions_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Concord Mountain Lions football">Concord</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Tennessee_State_Buccaneers_football" title="East Tennessee State Buccaneers football">East Tennessee State</a>, <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football" title="Appalachian State Mountaineers football">Appalachian State</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carson%E2%80%93Newman_Eagles_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Carson–Newman Eagles football">Carson–Newman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to playing Virginia Tech and Tennessee (whom they went a combined 0–13 against), other prominent schools King played against included the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida Gators</a>, whom they lost to in 1914, and the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_football" title="Louisville Cardinals football">Louisville Cardinals</a>, whom they defeated in 1924.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The peak of the football team came in the early 1920s.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They went 24–7–1 from 1921 to 1924 with winning seasons each year and became best known for their defeat of <a href="/wiki/Lenoir%E2%80%93Rhyne_Bears_football" title="Lenoir–Rhyne Bears football">Lenoir–Rhyne</a> in 1922.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team opened the game with a 34-yard <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdown</a> run and dominated throughout, scoring 55 points in the first quarter, 108 by halftime, and 206 total for only the third <a href="/wiki/List_of_100-point_games_in_college_football" title="List of 100-point games in college football">200-point college football game</a>, and the second-highest scoring behind the <a href="/wiki/1916_Cumberland_vs._Georgia_Tech_football_game" title="1916 Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech football game">1916 Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech football game</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Herald_Courier" title="Bristol Herald Courier">Bristol Herald Courier</a></i> reported afterwards that: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p><a href="/wiki/Lenoir_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Lenoir College">Lenoir College</a> of <a href="/wiki/Hickory,_North_Carolina" title="Hickory, North Carolina">Hickory, N.C.</a>, said to have one of the strongest football teams in the Tar Heel state, yesterday suffered inglorious defeat when it met the 'wonder team' of King College at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tenneva_Field&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tenneva Field (page does not exist)">Tenneva Field</a>. With the second team playing most of the game, Kaysee ran up 206 points. The visitors failed to score a single time and did not threaten the goal line of the local college. Local football enthusiasts consider the victory most significant of Kaysee's strength. Smashing line plunges, perfectly executed runs around the end and in every department King completely outclassed the Carolina team. Sharp, Orr, Osborne and Captain Finnifrock tore off long gains at will, riddled smashed and crumbled the visitor's line. When the first team was taken off the field the firm of Hodge, Maupin and Reuning continued the gains by brilliant playing. Because of approaching darkness the game was called before it had reached full time. The first two quarters were of 15 minutes each, the third quarter 12 minutes and the last of six minutes. The Carolina players appeared to be glad it was over.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>King defeated Lenoir–Rhyne so heavily that the sportswriter for the game "became so bored with the beatdown" that he stopped noting statistics following the first half.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the second quarter the starters had all stopped playing, but <i><a href="/wiki/The_Charlotte_Observer" title="The Charlotte Observer">The Charlotte Observer</a></i> noted that "Second string men also had little trouble scoring."<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Every King player was able to score in the game.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team's <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> later noted in 1955 that "If we had been able to play a regulation game we'd have broken the old scoring record of 222 that Georgia Tech rolled up against Cumberland University. Lenoir-Rhyne was late in getting to Bristol ... We never finished the fourth quarter. It got so dark we couldn't see the ball and the game was called."<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They received national attention for their win and it was from this that their nickname, the "Tornado", was born: a newspaper headline was titled "King College's Victory Was 'Tornado' Of Week's Games" and the name stuck.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Overall in 1922, the Tornado compiled a record of 6–2, and the following year, they went 8–0–1 for the best season in school history; they totaled 507 points in the 1923 season while only allowing two touchdowns, and in the two years combined, they scored 1,005 points in 17 games.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They had moderate success after their 1921–1924 prominence, having four winning seasons and seven losing seasons from 1925 to 1935.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They hired <a href="/wiki/Pedie_Jackson" title="Pedie Jackson">Pedie Jackson</a> in 1936, who became a beloved coach but died following his second season.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jack_Young_(coach)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jack Young (coach) (page does not exist)">Jack Young</a> became coach in 1938 following Jackson's death; they had three winning seasons in four years under him, but suspended operations due to <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and never returned.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_affiliation">Conference affiliation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Tornado_football&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Conference affiliation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1895–1902, 1908–1916, 1921–1926: Independent</li> <li>1927–1941: <a href="/wiki/Smoky_Mountain_Conference" title="Smoky Mountain Conference">Smoky Mountain Conference</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Tornado_football&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kingtornado.com/sports/2020/4/28/information-Quick-Facts.aspx">"Quick Facts"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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team (page does not exist)">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1914_King_Tornado_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1914 King Tornado football team (page does not exist)">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1915_King_Tornado_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1915 King Tornado football team (page does not exist)">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1916_King_Tornado_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1916 King Tornado football team (page does not exist)">1916</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1917–1920</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1921_King_Tornado_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1921 King Tornado football team (page does not exist)">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1922_King_Tornado_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1922 King Tornado football team (page does not exist)">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_King_Tornado_football_team" title="1923 King Tornado football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1924_King_Tornado_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1924 King Tornado football team (page does not exist)">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1925_King_Tornado_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1925 King Tornado football team (page does not exist)">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1926_King_Tornado_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1926 King Tornado football team (page does not exist)">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1927_King_Tornado_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1927 King Tornado football team (page does not exist)">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1928_King_Tornado_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1928 King Tornado football team (page does not exist)">1928</a></li> <li><a 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