1923 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1923 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1923 record	5–4–1 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	M. B. Banks (3rd year)
Captain	Tarzan Holt
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field

1923 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt* +	4	–	0	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Washington & Lee +	4	–	0	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Florida	1	–	0	–	2			6	–	1	–	2
VPI	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Maryland	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Georgia	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Mississippi A&M	2	–	1	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
North Carolina	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Tulane	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Clemson	1	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	4			3	–	2	–	4
Auburn	0	–	1	–	3			3	–	3	–	3
NC State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	2	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Virginia	0	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
LSU	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions * – co-member of SIAA

The 1923 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1923 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach M. B. Banks, in his third year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1922 Vols won five, lost four, and tied one game (5–4–1 overall, 4–3 in the SoCon). Playing all but four games at home, the 1923 Vols were outscored by their opponents 167 to 82 and were shut out three times.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29, 1923	at Army*	West Point, NY	L 0–41
October 6, 1923	Maryville*	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	T 14–14
October 13, 1923	Georgetown (KY)*	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 13–6
October 20, 1923	Georgia	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 0–17
October 27, 1923	vs. Mississippi A&M	Memphis, TN	W 7–3
November 3, 1923	Tulane	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 13–2
November 10, 1923	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 7–51
November 17, 1923	Virginia Military Institute	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 0–33
November 24, 1923	Ole Miss	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 10–0
November 29, 1923	at Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	W 18–0
*Non-conference game.

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