1921 Tennessee

6–⁠2–⁠1 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Mark Banks.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1921, game by game: won vs. Emory & Henry 27–0; won at Maryville (TN) 7–0; won vs. Chattanooga 21–0; lost at Dartmouth 3–14; won vs. Florida 9–0; lost at Vanderbilt 0–14; won vs. Mississippi State 14–7; won vs. Sewanee 21–0; tied at Kentucky 0–0+27−14Won 27–0 vs. Emory & Henry+27Emory & HenryWon 7–0 at Maryville (TN)+7Maryville (TN)Won 21–0 vs. Chattanooga+21ChattanoogaLost 3–14 at Dartmouth-11DartmouthWon 9–0 vs. Florida+9FloridaLost 0–14 at Vanderbilt-14VanderbiltWon 14–7 vs. Mississippi State+7Mississippi Sta…Won 21–0 vs. Sewanee+21SewaneeTied 0–0 at Kentucky0Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Kentucky 0–⁠0; 5th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The tied 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 5th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
102–⁠35
Coach
Mark Banks
Elo
1568 +44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.9 No. 56 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Hal Blair

1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech3–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Florida3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠2
Tennessee3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
LSU2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠1–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠25–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠24–⁠6
Furman3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠2
Chattanooga1–⁠24–⁠6
Clemson1–⁠3–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
Presbyterian1–⁠21–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Mercer1–⁠43–⁠6
Ole Miss0–⁠33–⁠6
Samford0–⁠43–⁠6
Wofford0–⁠32–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.