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Tennessee Football Team History

Tennessee Volunteers

University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794
Stadium: Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 104,079
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: M.B. Banks
Conference: Southern-

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1891 <-- 1923 <- 1924 -> 1925 --> 2024

1924 Season Highlights

M.B. Banks enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.

1924 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Emory & Henry	27	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Maryville	28	10	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Carson-Newman	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Mississippi State	2	7	L	@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Georgia	0	33	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Centre	0	32	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Tulane	7	26	L
Thu., Nov. 27	vs. Kentucky	6	27	L

1924 Season Totals
Record	3-5
Points Scored	83
Scoring Average	10.4
Points Allowed	135
Defense Average	16.9
Opponents Record	24-13
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	0-2

1924 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1924 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	8-1	290	24					Wallace W. Wade
Tulane	8-1	201	59					Clark D. Shaughnessy
Georgia	7-3	129	61					George C. Kid Woodruff
South Carolina	7-3	120	48					Sol S. Metzger
Florida	6-2-2	211	44					J.A. VanFleet
Vanderbilt	6-3-1	150	53					Dan McGugin
Georgia Tech	5-3-1	82	78					William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State	5-4	124	81					Mike Donahue
Mississippi State	5-4	82	90					Earl C. Abell
Virginia	5-4	72	83					A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn	4-4-1	46	40					Boozer Pitts
Kentucky	4-5	129	99					Fred J. Murphy
Mississippi	4-5	36	142					Chester S. Barnard
North Carolina	4-5	38	57					Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Virginia Tech	4-2-3	103	18					Ben C. Cubbage
Maryland	3-3-3	74	78					H.C. Curley Byrd
Tennessee	3-5	83	135					M.B. Banks
Clemson	2-6	80	96					Bud Saunders
North Carolina State	2-6-2	43	147					Lawrence T. Buck Shaw

1924 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1924 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.