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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 <-- 1921 <- 1922 -> 1923 --> 2024

1922 Season Highlights

M.B. Banks enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.

1922 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Emory & Henry	50	0	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Carson-Newman	32	7	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Maryville	21	0	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Fort Benning	15	0	W
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Georgia	3	7	L
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Mississippi	49	0	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Vanderbilt	6	14	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Mississippi State	31	3	W	@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Sewanee	18	7	W	@ Chattanooga, TN
Thu., Nov. 30	vs. Kentucky	14	7	W

1922 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	239
Scoring Average	23.9
Points Allowed	45
Defense Average	4.5
Opponents Record	26-16
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	7-1
Away Record	1-1

1922 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1922 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina	9-1	191	72					Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Auburn	8-2	276	48					Mike Donahue
Tennessee	8-2	239	45					M.B. Banks
Vanderbilt	8-0-1	177	16					Dan McGugin
Virginia Tech	8-1-1	262	32					Ben C. Cubbage
Florida	7-2	240	51					William G. Kline
Georgia Tech	7-2	157	59					William A. Bill Alexander
Alabama	6-3-1	200	81					Xen C. Scott
Kentucky	6-3	167	56					William J. Bill Juneau
Clemson	5-4	170	109					Edward J. Doc Stewart
Georgia	5-4-1	178	77					H.J. Stegeman
South Carolina	5-4	92	69					Sol S. Metzger
Maryland	4-5-1	77	137					H.C. Curley Byrd
Mississippi	4-5-1	87	183					Roland A. Cowell
North Carolina State	4-6	101	92					Harry Hartsell
Tulane	4-4	136	100					Clark D. Shaughnessy
Virginia	4-4-1	102	60					Thomas J. Campbell
Louisiana State	3-7	72	244					Irving R. Pray
Mississippi State	3-4-2	56	184					C.R. Dudy Noble

1922 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1922 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.