1924 Tennessee

3–⁠5 (0–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Mark Banks.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1924, game by game: won vs. Emory & Henry 27–0; won vs. Maryville (TN) 28–10; won vs. Carson Newman 13–0; lost at Mississippi State 2–7; lost at Georgia 0–33; lost vs. Centre 0–32; lost at Tulane 7–26; lost vs. Kentucky 6–27+27−33Won 27–0 vs. Emory & Henry+27Emory & HenryWon 28–10 vs. Maryville (TN)+18Maryville (TN)Won 13–0 vs. Carson Newman+13Carson NewmanLost 2–7 at Mississippi State-5Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–33 at Georgia-33GeorgiaLost 0–32 vs. Centre-32CentreLost 7–26 at Tulane-19TulaneLost 6–27 vs. Kentucky-21Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kentucky 27–⁠6; tied for 19th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 19th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
83–⁠135
Coach
Mark Banks
Elo
1407 −104 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.8 No. 95 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
J.G. Lowe

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

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