1923 Tennessee

5–⁠4–⁠1 (4–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Mark Banks.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1923, game by game: lost at Army 0–41; tied vs. Maryville (TN) 14–14; won vs. Georgetown (Kentucky) 13–6; lost vs. Georgia 0–17; won vs. Mississippi State 7–3; won vs. Tulane 13–2; lost at Vanderbilt 7–51; lost vs. VMI 0–33; won vs. Ole Miss 10–0; won at Kentucky 18–0+18−44Lost 0–41 at Army-41ArmyTied 14–14 vs. Maryville (TN)0Maryville (TN)Won 13–6 vs. Georgetown (Kentucky)+7Georgetown (Ken…Lost 0–17 vs. Georgia-17GeorgiaWon 7–3 vs. Mississippi State+4Mississippi Sta…Won 13–2 vs. Tulane+11TulaneLost 7–51 at Vanderbilt-44VanderbiltLost 0–33 vs. VMI-33VMIWon 10–0 vs. Ole Miss+10Ole MissWon 18–0 at Kentucky+18Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kentucky 18–⁠0; 11th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠3 11th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
82–⁠167
Coach
Mark Banks
Elo
1517 −47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.4 No. 84 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Tarzan Holt

1923 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee4–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠0–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
VMI5–⁠19–⁠1
Alabama5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠26–⁠3
Maryland2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Florida1–⁠0–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠1–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Georgia Tech1–⁠0–⁠43–⁠2–⁠4
Tennessee4–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Auburn0–⁠1–⁠33–⁠3–⁠3
Kentucky0–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
NC State1–⁠53–⁠7
Virginia0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Sewanee0–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠44–⁠6
South Carolina0–⁠44–⁠6
LSU0–⁠33–⁠5–⁠1

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