1924 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1924 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1924 record	3–5 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach	M. B. Banks (4th year)
Captain	J. G. Lowe
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field

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
Mississippi A&M	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Sewanee*	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	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
North Carolina	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	3
Auburn	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 4, 1924	Emory & Henry*	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 27–0
October 11, 1924	Maryville*	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 28–10
October 18, 1924	Carson–Newman*	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 13–0
October 25, 1924	vs. Mississippi A&M	Memphis, TN	L 2–7
November 1, 1924	at Georgia	Sanford Field • Athens, GA	L 0–33
November 8, 1924	Centre*	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 0–32
November 15, 1924	at Tulane	Tulane Field • New Orleans, LA	L 7–26
November 27, 1924	Kentucky	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	L 6–27
*Non-conference game.

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Players

1924 Tennessee Volunteers roster
Quarterbacks 27 Billy Harkness Halfbacks 7 William Bone 10 George Flowers		Fullbacks 12 Roe Campbell Ends 2 Jack Batey 3 Fred Brown		Tackles 13 J. G. Lowe 1 George Burdette 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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References

1. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1920–29". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
2. http://cdm16313.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16313coll13/id/171/rec/2