1921 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1921 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHal Blair
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre + 5 0 0 10 1 0
Georgia + 6 0 1 7 2 1
Georgia Tech + 5 0 0 8 1 0
Vanderbilt + 5 0 1 7 0 1
Tennessee 4 1 1 6 2 1
Florida 4 1 2 6 3 2
Mississippi College 3 1 1 7 2 1
Sewanee 4 2 0 6 2 0
Transylvania 2 1 0 4 4 0
LSU 2 1 1 6 1 1
South Carolina 2 1 1 5 1 2
Furman 4 2 1 7 2 1
Auburn 3 2 0 5 3 0
Mississippi A&M 2 3 1 4 4 1
Tulane 3 4 0 4 6 0
Alabama 2 4 2 5 4 2
Oglethorpe 2 4 0 5 4 0
Chattanooga 2 4 0 4 6 0
The Citadel 1 2 1 3 3 2
Kentucky 1 3 1 4 3 1
Ole Miss 1 4 0 3 6 0
Howard (AL) 1 4 0 3 6 0
Mercer 1 5 0 3 6 0
Louisville 0 1 0 2 2 1
Wofford 0 2 0 2 7 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 3 0 2 6 0
Millsaps 0 3 0 1 5 1
Clemson 0 5 2 1 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 1Maryville (TN)*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 7–0[2]
October 8Chattanooga
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 21–0[3]
October 15at
Alumni Oval
  • Hanover, NH
  • L 14–3[4]
    October 22Florida
    • Shields–Watkins Field
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    W 9–0[5]
    October 29at
    Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
  • L 14–0[6]
    November 5vs. Mississippi A&M
    W 14–7[7]
    November 12Sewanee
    • Shields–Watkins Field
    • Knoxville, TN
    W 21–0[8]
    November 24at KentuckyT 0–0[9]
    • *Non-conference game

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