1921 Tennessee Docs football team

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1921 Tennessee Docs football
ConferenceIndependent
1921 record8–0
Head coach
  • Bert Hodge (1st season)
CaptainGeorge L. Carmen
Home stadiumHodges Field
Seasons
 1920
1922  
1921 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tennessee Docs   8 0 0
Southwest Texas State   7 0 0
Talladega   4 0 1
Navy   6 1 0
Erskine   6 2 0
Marshall   5 2 1
Delaware   5 4 0
West Virginia   5 4 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   3 2 1
East Tennessee State Normal   4 3 0
Birmingham–Southern   4 4 1
Louisville   2 2 1
Marion   4 4 0
Spring Hill   4 4 0
West Tennessee State Normal   4 5 1
Mississippi Normal   3 4 0
Loyola (LA)   2 4 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   2 4 1
Bryson College   2 5 0
Wake Forest   2 8 0
Texas Mines   1 4 0
Presbyterian   1 7 0

The 1921 Tennessee Docs football team (variously "Docs", "UT Doctors" or the "Tennessee Medicos") represented the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis in the 1921 college football season. [1] The team outscored its opponents 174 to 12. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30 Tech High School
W 41–0 [3]
October 8 Union (TN)
  • Hodges Field
  • Memphis, TN
W 14–0 [4]
October 14 Bethel (TN)
  • Hodges Field
  • Memphis, TN
W 13–6 [5]
October 24 Middle Tennessee State Normal
  • Hodges Field
  • Memphis, TN
W 20–0 [6]
November 4at Arkansas College
W 19–0 [7]
November 11 Arkansas State Normal
  • Hodges Field
  • Memphis, TN
W 28–0 [8]
November 19 Ole Miss
  • Hodges Field
  • Memphis, TN
W 24–6 [9]
November 24at Millsaps
W 14–0 [10]

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References

  1. "Reference at digital.lib.utk.edu".
  2. "The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football". 1922.
  3. "U. of T. Doctors in win over Tech High in season's opener". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1921. Retrieved March 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "U.T. Doctors lick Union in their 1921 collegiate debut". The Commercial Appeal. October 9, 1921. Retrieved March 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Doctors down Bethel eleven after hard struggle, 13 to 6". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 1921. Retrieved March 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "State Normal is defeated by Tennessee Meds". The Nashville Tennessean. October 25, 1921. Retrieved March 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "U. of Tenn. Medics vs. Panthers". Batesville Daily Guard. November 5, 1921. Retrieved March 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Memphis eleven defeats Normal". Daily Arkansas Gazette. November 12, 1921. Retrieved March 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "U. of T. Doctors triumph over Ole Miss in sea of mud 24–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1921. Retrieved March 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Real football displayed by Millsaps in holding undefeated Tenn. Doctors". Jackson Daily News. November 25, 1921. Retrieved March 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.