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1920 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

Summary

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1920
team	Tennessee Volunteers
sport	football
conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
short_conf	SIAA
record	7–2
conf_record	5–2
head_coach	John R. Bender
hc_year	3rd
captain	Buck Hatcher
stadium	Waite Field

The 1920 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), the team was led by head coach John R. Bender, in his third year, and played their home games at Waite Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season 7–2 overall and 5–2 in the SIAA. The Volunteers offense scored 243 points while the defense allowed 40 points.

Schedule

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References

(September 26, 1920). "Vols open season with decisive victory over Emory Henry eleven". The Journal and Tribune.
(October 3, 1920). "Maryville is buried under 47 to 0 score by Tennessee". The Journal and Tribune.
(October 10, 1920). "Vanderbilt triumphs over Bender's eleven, 20 to 0". Nashville Tennessean.
(October 17, 1920). "Tennessee too strong for Chattanooga". The Chattanooga Times.
(October 24, 1920). "Clemson defeated by Tennessee 26–0". The Greenville News.
(October 31, 1920). "Aggies beat Tenn. before great crowd". Jackson Daily News.
(November 7, 1920). "Crippled Crimsons lose to Vols, 49–0". The Lexington Herald.
(November 14, 1920). "Sewanee Tigers fall in defeat before Bender's fighting Volunteers". Nashville Banner.
(November 12, 1920). "Volunteers will be idle Nov. 20". The Journal and Tribune.
(November 26, 1920). "'Cats, outweighed, lose to Tennessee, 14 to 7". The Lexington Herald.

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