1923 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1923 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Conference
1923 record 5–4–1 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach M. B. Banks (3rd year)
Home stadium Shields-Watkins Field
1923 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Vanderbilt* § 4 – 0 – 1     5 – 2 – 1
Washington & Lee § 4 – 0 – 1     6 – 3 – 1
Florida 1 – 0 – 2     6 – 1 – 2
Georgia Tech 1 – 0 – 4     3 – 2 – 4
VMI 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0
Alabama 4 – 1 – 1     7 – 2 – 1
Virginia Tech 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0
Maryland 2 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 1
Mississippi A & M 2 – 1 – 2     5 – 2 – 2
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 1
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 1
Tulane 2 – 2 – 1     6 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 1
Clemson 1 – 1 – 1     5 – 2 – 1
NC State 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 0 – 1 – 3     3 – 3 – 3
Kentucky 0 – 2 – 2     4 – 3 – 2
Virginia 0 – 4 – 1     3 – 5 – 1
LSU 0 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 0 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
* – co-member of SIAA   –         –  
§ – Conference co-champions

The 1923 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1923 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach M. B. Banks, in his third year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1922 Vols won five, lost four, and tied one game (5–4–1 overall, 4–3 in the SoCon). Playing all but four games at home, the 1923 Vols were outscored by their opponents 167 to 82 and were shutout three times.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 29, 1923 at Army* West Point, NY L 0–41  
October 6, 1923 Maryville* Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN T 14–14  
October 13, 1923 Georgetown (KY)* Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 13–6  
October 20, 1923 Georgia Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN L 0–17  
October 27, 1923 vs. Mississippi A&M Memphis, TN W 7–3  
November 3, 1923 Tulane Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 13–2  
November 10, 1923 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) L 7–51  
November 17, 1923 Virginia Military Institute Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN L 0–33  
November 24, 1923 Ole Miss Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 10–0  
November 29, 1923 at Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) W 18–0  
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. ↑ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1920–29". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2012.