1921 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1921 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHal Blair
Home stadium Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons
  1920
1922  
1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre + 5 0 010 1 0
Georgia + 6 0 17 2 1
Georgia Tech + 5 0 08 1 0
Vanderbilt + 5 0 17 0 1
Tennessee 4 1 16 2 1
Florida 4 1 26 3 2
Mississippi College 3 1 17 2 1
Sewanee 4 2 06 2 0
Transylvania 2 1 04 4 0
LSU 2 1 16 1 1
South Carolina 2 1 15 1 2
Furman 4 2 17 2 1
Auburn 3 2 05 3 0
Mississippi A&M 2 3 14 4 1
Tulane 3 4 04 6 0
Alabama 2 4 25 4 2
Oglethorpe 2 4 05 4 0
Chattanooga 2 4 04 6 0
The Citadel 1 2 13 3 2
Kentucky 1 3 14 3 1
Ole Miss 1 4 03 6 0
Howard (AL) 1 4 03 6 0
Mercer 1 5 03 6 0
Louisville 0 1 02 2 1
Wofford 0 2 02 7 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 3 02 6 0
Millsaps 0 3 01 5 1
Clemson 0 5 21 6 2
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1921 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1921 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), the team was led by head coach M. B. Banks, in his first year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with 6–2–1 overall and 4–1–1 in the SIAA. The Volunteers offense scored 102 points while the defense allowed 35 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24 Emory and Henry *W 27–0 [1]
October 1 Maryville (TN) *
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 7–0 [2]
October 8 Chattanooga
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 21–0 [3]
October 15at Dartmouth *L 14–3 [4]
October 22 Florida
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 9–0 [5]
October 29at Vanderbilt L 14–0 [6]
November 5vs. Mississippi A&M
W 14–7 [7]
November 12 Sewanee
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 21–0 [8]
November 24at Kentucky T 0–0 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Vols trim Emory and Henry, 27 to 0". The Journal and Tribune. September 25, 1921. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Highlanders hold Vols to 7–0 count". The Journal and Tribune. October 2, 1921. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "U.C. overcome by Volunteers". The Chattanooga Times. October 9, 1921. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Big Green team pulls through". The Boston Globe. October 16, 1921. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tennessee defeats Florida, score 9–0". The Orlando Sentinel. October 23, 1921. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vandy trims Tennessee". Nashville Banner. October 30, 1921. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tennessee sips from sweet cup of revenge". The Journal and Tribune. November 6, 1921. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tennessee surprises by beating Sewanee". The Chattanooga Times. November 13, 1921. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Kentucky and Tennessee battle to scoreless tie before homecoming crowd". The Lexington Herald. November 25, 1921. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.