1925 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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.

1925 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–2–1 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach	M. B. Banks (5th season)
Captain	J. G. Lowe
Home stadium	Shields–Watkins Field
Uniform
Seasons ← 1924 1926 →

1925 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	Emory and Henry*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 51–0		[2]
October 10	Maryville (TN)*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TB	W 13–0		[3]
October 17	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee (rivalry)	L 7–34		[4]
October 24	LSU	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	T 0–0		[5]
October 31	Georgia	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 12–7		[6]
November 7	at Centre*	Cheek Field and Farris Stadium Danville, KY	W 12–0	1,000	[7]
November 14	Mississippi A&M	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 14–9		[8]
November 26	at Kentucky	Stoll Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 20–23		[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming