Field Hockey (Women’s Intercollegiate)

Field Hockey had competed as a club sport since 1969 and was one of the seven sports moved from club to institutional status in 1973. Its coach was Jean Lewis, assistant professor in the Women’s Physical Education Department. When the Women’s Athletics Department was established in 1976, field hockey was one of the seven sports in which UT competed. Coach Barbara Mullinix coached the 1976–77 season, which included matches against the University of the South, Furman, Berea, and Vanderbilt. No scholarships were offered. The lack of regional popularity of field hockey led to discontinuance of competition in the sport following the 1976–77 season.