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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: John R. Chief Bender
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1919 <- 1920 -> 1921 --> 2024
1920 Season Highlights
 John R. Chief Bender enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1920 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Emory & Henry  45   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Maryville  47   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Vanderbilt  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Tennessee-Chattanooga  35   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Clemson  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Mississippi State  7   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Transylvania  49   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Sewanee  20   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Kentucky  14   7   W       
 
1920 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored243
  Scoring Average27.0
  Points Allowed40
  Defense Average4.4
  Opponents Record17-16
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-1
1920 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 10-137735   Xen C. Scott
Georgia 8-0-125017   H.J. Stegeman
Georgia Tech 8-131216   William A. Bill Alexander
Auburn 7-233249   Mike Donahue
Tennessee 7-224340   John R. Chief Bender
Tulane 6-2-118128   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Florida 5-311191   William G. Kline
Mississippi State 5-311268   Fred Holtkamp
South Carolina 5-482140   Sol S. Metzger
Vanderbilt 5-3-1169124   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 3-4-1113109   William J. Bill Juneau
Mississippi 0-3679   R.L. Sullivan

1920 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1920 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.