1922 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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). Playing all but two games at home, the Volunteers outscored their opponents 239 to 45 and posted four shutouts.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Result
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September 23, 1922 |
Emory & Henry* |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 50–0
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September 30, 1922 |
Carson–Newman* |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 32–7
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October 7, 1922 |
Maryville* |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 21–0
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October 14, 1922 |
at Fort Benning* |
Columbus, GA |
W 15–0
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October 21, 1922 |
at Georgia |
Sanford Field • Athens, GA |
L 7–3
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October 28, 1922 |
Ole Miss |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 49–0
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November 4, 1922 |
Vanderbilt |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) |
L 6–14
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November 11, 1922 |
vs. Mississippi A&M |
Memphis, TN |
W 31–3
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November 18, 1922 |
vs. Sewanee* |
Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN |
W 18–7
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November 30, 1922 |
Kentucky |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) |
W 14–7
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*Non-conference game. |
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