The 1917 Intercollegiate Outdoor Rifle Team of the university won the national outdoor matches and brought the national trophy to Tennessee in 1917. The national matches were then suspended because of the war. In 1932 and 1933 the ROTC Rifle Team won the national Hearst Trophy. In 1941 the UT ROTC Rifle Team of 10 members competed against 35 other school teams in the National Intercollegiate Rifle Matches. UT was victorious, scoring 28 points higher than the second place team, Indiana University. High scoring honors for the team went to sophomore Vic Klein Jr. of Knoxville. The Rifle Club was started in 1916 as an affiliate of the National Rifle Association.