1921 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1921 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1921 record	6–2–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	M. B. Banks (1st year)
Captain	Hal Blair
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field

1921 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Georgia Tech +	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Georgia +	6	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Vanderbilt +	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	0	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Florida	4	–	1	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Mississippi College	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Sewanee	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Furman	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
LSU	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	2
Transylvania	2	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	0
Auburn	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Tulane	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	2	–	4	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Oglethorpe	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mercer	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Clemson	0	–	4	–	2			1	–	6	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Millsaps	0	–	3	–	1			0	–	3	–	1
Louisville	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Wofford	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
Howard	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1921 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1921 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), the team was led by head coach M. B. Banks, in his first year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SIAA). The Volunteers offense scored 102 points while the defense allowed 35 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24, 1921	Emory & Henry*	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 27–0
October 1, 1921	at Maryville*	Maryville, TN	W 7–0
October 8, 1921	Chattanooga	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 21–0
October 15, 1921	at Dartmouth*	Alumni Oval • Hanover, NH	L 3–14
October 22, 1921	Florida	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	W 9–0
October 29, 1921	at Vanderbilt	Old Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 0–14
November 5, 1921	vs. Mississippi A&M	Memphis, TN	W 14–7
November 12, 1921	Sewanee	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 21–0
November 24, 1921	at Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, KY	T 0–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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