1923 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1923 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–4–1 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Captain Tarzan Holt
Home stadium Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons
  1922
1924  
1923 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington & Lee + 4 0 16 3 1
Vanderbilt * + 3 0 15 2 1
VPI 4 1 06 3 0
Alabama 4 1 17 2 1
Maryland 2 1 07 2 1
Florida 1 0 26 1 2
North Carolina 2 1 15 3 1
Georgia 3 2 05 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 1 25 2 2
Tennessee 4 3 05 4 1
Tulane 2 2 16 3 1
Clemson 1 1 15 2 1
Georgia Tech 0 0 43 2 4
NC State 1 4 03 7 0
Auburn 0 1 33 3 3
Kentucky 0 2 24 3 2
Virginia 0 3 13 5 1
LSU 0 3 03 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 04 6 0
South Carolina 0 4 04 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). The 1923 Vols were outscored by their opponents 167 to 82 and were shut out three times.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at Army *L 0–41 [1]
October 6 Maryville (TN) *T 14–14 [2]
October 13 Georgetown (KY) *
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 13–6 [3]
October 20 Georgia
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–17 [4]
October 27vs. Mississippi A&M W 7–3 [5]
November 3 Tulane
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 13–2 [6]
November 10at Vanderbilt L 7–51 [7]
November 17 VMI
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–33 [8]
November 24 Ole Miss
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 10–0 [9]
November 29at Kentucky W 18–0 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Army rides roughshod over Univ. Tennessee eleven". Buffalo Courier. September 30, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Highlanders hold Tenn. to 14 all draw". The Journal and Tribune. October 7, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tigers almost win over Vols". The Lexington Herald. October 14, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tennessee loses in second half". The Chattanooga Times. October 21, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Billy Bone and Tarzan Holt are stars in Vols' eleventh hour win". The Journal and Tribune. October 28, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tennessee plays best game of season to defeat Tulane 13 to 2". The Journal and Tribune. November 4, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Volunteers are humbled by Vandy in runaway victory". Nashville Banner. November 11, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "V.M.I. smothers Tennessee, 33–0". The Times Dispatch. November 18, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tennessee took Ole Miss measure". The Clarion-Ledger. November 25, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Volunteers score victory on errors of Kentucky opponents". The Courier-Journal. November 30, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.