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)
Captain Tarzan Holt
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
VPI 4 1 0     6 3 0
Alabama 4 1 1     7 2 1
Tennessee 4 2 0     5 4 1
Maryland 2 1 0     7 2 1
Georgia 3 2 0     5 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 1 2     5 2 2
North Carolina 2 1 1     5 3 1
Tulane 2 2 1     6 3 1
Clemson 1 1 1     5 2 1
NC State 1 4 0     3 7 0
Georgia Tech 0 0 4     3 2 4
Auburn 0 1 3     3 3 3
Kentucky 0 2 2     4 3 2
Virginia 0 3 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
  • + Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SIAA

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 shut out three times.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 29, 1923 at Army* West Point, NY L 041  
October 6, 1923 Maryville* Shields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN T 1414  
October 13, 1923 Georgetown (KY)* Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 136  
October 20, 1923 Georgia Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN L 017  
October 27, 1923 vs. Mississippi A&M Memphis, TN W 73  
November 3, 1923 Tulane Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 132  
November 10, 1923 at Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN (Rivalry) L 751  
November 17, 1923 Virginia Military Institute Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN L 033  
November 24, 1923 Ole Miss Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 100  
November 29, 1923 at Kentucky Stoll FieldLexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) W 180  
*Non-conference game.

References

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