1922 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1922 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record8–2 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
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Home stadium Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons
  1921
1923  
1922 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina + 5 0 09 1 0
Georgia Tech + 4 0 07 2 0
Vanderbilt * + 3 0 08 0 1
VPI 3 0 08 1 1
Florida 2 0 07 2 0
Auburn 2 1 08 2 0
Tennessee 3 2 08 2 0
Alabama 3 2 16 3 1
Virginia 1 1 14 4 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 03 4 2
Kentucky 1 2 06 3 0
Clemson 1 2 05 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 2 05 3 1
Maryland 1 2 04 5 1
LSU 1 2 03 7 0
Georgia 1 3 15 4 1
Tulane 1 4 04 4 0
South Carolina 0 2 05 4 0
Ole Miss 0 2 04 5 1
NC State 0 5 04 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • * – co-member of SIAA

The 1922 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1922 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach M. B. Banks, in his second year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1922 Vols won eight games, lost two, and tied zero (8–2 overall, 3–2 in the SoCon). The Volunteers outscored their opponents 239 to 45 and posted four shutouts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23 Emory and Henry *W 50–0 [1]
September 30 Carson–Newman *
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 32–7 [2]
October 7 Maryville (TN) *
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 21–0 [3]
October 14at Fort Benning *
W 15–0 [4]
October 21at Georgia L 3–7 [5]
October 28 Ole Miss
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 49–0 [6]
November 4 Vanderbilt
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 6–14 [7]
November 11vs. Mississippi A&M W 31–3 [8]
November 18vs. Sewanee *W 18–7 [9]
November 30 Kentucky
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 14–7 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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The 1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses.

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References

  1. "Tennessee smothers Wasps under 50–0 count". Knoxville Sentinel. September 24, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Carson–Newman exhibit "B" attesting to power of Tennessee machine". The Journal and Tribune. October 1, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vols register third victory of 1922 season". Knoxville Sentinel. October 8, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vols walk away from Infantry School". The Journal and Tribune. October 15, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Georgia Bulldogs given great scare but emerge winner over Tennessee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 22, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Forward passes help Tennessee to beat Ole Miss team". Jackson Daily News. October 29, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Vanderbilt again winner over Tennessee, score 14 to 6". Nashville Banner. November 5, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Vols outclass Miss Aggies, win game, 31 to 3". Knoxville Sentinel. November 12, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tennessee's aerial attack defeats Sewanee in bruising, up-and-down fight". The Chattanooga Times. November 19, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Kentucky bows to strong Tennessee team". The Lexington Herald. December 1, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.