1922 Tennessee

8–⁠2 (4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Mark Banks.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1922, game by game: won vs. Emory & Henry 50–0; won vs. Carson Newman 32–7; won vs. Maryville (TN) 21–0; won at Fort Benning 15–0; lost at Georgia 3–7; won vs. Ole Miss 49–0; lost vs. Vanderbilt 6–14; won vs. Mississippi State 31–3; won vs. Sewanee 18–7; won vs. Kentucky 14–7+50−8Won 50–0 vs. Emory & Henry+50Emory & HenryWon 32–7 vs. Carson Newman+25Carson NewmanWon 21–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+21Maryville (TN)Won 15–0 at Fort Benning+15Fort BenningLost 3–7 at Georgia-4GeorgiaWon 49–0 vs. Ole Miss+49Ole MissLost 6–14 vs. Vanderbilt-8VanderbiltWon 31–3 vs. Mississippi State+28Mississippi Sta…Won 18–7 vs. Sewanee+11SewaneeWon 14–7 vs. Kentucky+7Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kentucky 14–⁠7; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
239–⁠45
Coach
Mark Banks
Elo
1596 +51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.5 No. 51 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Pap Striegel

1922 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina5–⁠09–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Georgia Tech4–⁠07–⁠2
Virginia Tech3–⁠08–⁠1–⁠1
Florida2–⁠07–⁠2
Tennessee4–⁠28–⁠2
Auburn2–⁠18–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠26–⁠3
Virginia1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠33–⁠4–⁠2
Washington and Lee1–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠25–⁠4
Maryland1–⁠24–⁠5–⁠1
LSU1–⁠23–⁠7
Georgia1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Sewanee1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠44–⁠4
South Carolina0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠24–⁠5–⁠1
NC State0–⁠54–⁠6

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