1924 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1924 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJ. G. Lowe
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama $ 5 0 0 8 1 0
Florida 2 0 1 6 2 2
Georgia 5 1 0 7 3 0
Tulane 4 1 0 8 1 0
Washington and Lee 4 1 1 6 3 1
South Carolina 3 2 0 7 3 0
Sewanee * 3 2 0 6 4 0
Mississippi A&M 3 2 0 5 4 0
Virginia 3 2 0 5 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 2 1 5 3 1
Vanderbilt * 3 3 0 6 3 1
VPI 2 2 3 4 2 3
VMI 2 3 1 6 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 2 3 0 4 5 0
Auburn 2 4 1 4 4 1
Maryland 1 2 1 3 3 3
NC State 1 4 1 2 4 2
LSU 0 3 0 5 4 0
Ole Miss 0 3 0 4 5 0
Clemson 0 3 0 2 6 0
Tennessee 0 4 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA

The 1924 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1924 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach M. B. Banks, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1924 Vols won three and lost five games (3–5 overall, 0–4 in the SoCon). Tennessee was outscored by their opponents 135 to 83 and shutout twice.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4
Emory and Henry*
W 27–0[1]
October 11Maryville (TN)*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 28–10[2]
October 18
Carson–Newman*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 13–0[3]
October 25vs. Mississippi A&ML 2–75,800[4]
November 1at GeorgiaL 0–33[5]
November 8Centre*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–32[6]
November 15at
Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • L 7–26[7]
    November 27Kentucky
    • Shields–Watkins Field
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    L 6–27[8]
    • *Non-conference game

    Players

    1924 Tennessee Volunteers roster

    Quarterbacks

    • 27 Billy Harkness

    Halfbacks

    • 7 William Bone
    • 10 George Flowers
     

    Fullbacks

    Ends

    • 2 Jack Batey
    • 3 Fred Brown
     

    Tackles

    Guards

    • 16 Tom Robinson
    • 6 Bulman
     

    Centers

    • 26 V. Vowell

    Unlisted

    • 9 Robert Bond
    • 3 Fred Brown
    • 5 Rollin Wilson
    • 23 E. K. Christmas
    • 15 Harry King
    • 18 Lawrence
    • 20 Robert Lavin
    • 25 Gregory
    • 29 Everett Deaver
    • 21 Jones
    • 28 Jones
     

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