1923 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

1923 Tennessee Volunteers football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 5–4–1 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach|

* M. B. Banks (3rd season)

Captain| Tarzan Holt
Home stadium| Shields–Watkins Field

Seasons

<- 1922

1924 ->

1923 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Washington & Lee \+  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Vanderbilt * +  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
VPI | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Alabama | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Maryland | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Florida | 1  | - | 0  | - | 2 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
North Carolina | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Georgia | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Mississippi A&M | 2  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Tennessee | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Tulane | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Clemson | 1  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Georgia Tech | 0  | - | 0  | - | 4 |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 4
NC State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
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). The 1923 Vols were outscored by their opponents 167 to 82 and were shut out three times.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 29| at Army*|

* The Plain
* West Point, NY

| L 0–41| [1]
October 6| Maryville (TN)*|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, 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 27| vs. Mississippi A&M|

* Russwood Park
* Memphis, TN

| W 7–3| [5]
November 3| Tulane|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN

| W 13–2| [6]
November 10| at Vanderbilt|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| 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 29| at Kentucky|

* Stoll Field
* Lexington, KY (rivalry)

| W 18–0| [10]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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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.

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Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues|

* Baseball Park (1892–1893)
* Fountain City Park (1894)
* Baldwin Park (1895–1900, 1902–1905)
* Chilhowee Park (1901, 1907)
* Baker-Himel Park (1906)
* Waite Field (1908–1920)
* Neyland Stadium (1921–present)

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* Porter Cup

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