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1925 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1925 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJ. G. Lowe
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama + 7 0 0 10 0 0
No. 6 Tulane + 5 0 0 9 0 1
North Carolina 4 0 1 7 1 1
Washington and Lee 5 1 0 5 5 0
Virginia 4 1 1 7 1 1
Georgia Tech 4 1 1 6 2 1
Kentucky 4 2 0 6 3 0
Florida 3 2 0 8 2 0
Auburn 3 2 1 5 3 1
VPI 3 3 1 5 3 2
Vanderbilt 3 3 0 6 3 0
Tennessee 2 2 1 5 2 1
South Carolina 2 2 0 7 3 0
Georgia 2 4 0 4 5 0
Sewanee 1 4 0 4 4 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0 3 4 1
VMI 1 5 0 5 5 0
LSU 0 2 1 5 3 1
NC State 0 4 1 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0 5 5 0
Clemson 0 4 0 1 7 0
Maryland 0 4 0 2 5 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") was an American football team that represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 season. In its fifth and final year under head coach M. B. Banks, Tennessee compiled a 5–2–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in 12th place in the conference, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 129 to 73.[1] The team played its home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Emory and Henry*W 51–0[2]
October 10Maryville (TN)*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TB
W 13–0[3]
October 17at VanderbiltL 7–34[4]
October 24LSU
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
T 0–0[5]
October 31Georgia
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 12–7[6]
November 7at Centre*W 12–01,000[7]
November 14Mississippi A&Mdagger
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 14–9[8]
November 26at KentuckyL 20–23[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1925 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tennessee Backs Romp on Emory and Henry". Nashville Tennessean. October 4, 1925. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tennessee Uses Forty Players In Victory". Nashville Tennessean. October 11, 1925. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Blinkey Horn (October 18, 1925). "Vanderbilt's Great Rally Tramples Tennessee: Gil Reece Runs 95 Yards For Touchdown". Nashville Tennessean. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tennessee and L.S.U. in Scoreless Deadlock". Nashville Tennessean. October 25, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tennessee Stops Georgia Aerials for 12-7 Victory". Nashville Tennessean. November 1, 1925. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Volunteers Defeat Centre By 12-0 On Muddy Field Before 1,000 Spectators". The Courier-Journal. November 8, 1925. p. VI-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Thousands See U.T. Triumph Over Miss A. and M. By 14 To 9". The Kingsport Times. November 15, 1925. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wildcats Claw Triumphant Way to 23-20 Victory Over Tennessee". The Courier-Journal. November 27, 1925. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.