1920 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The 1920 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee
in the 1920 college football season
. The 1920 Vols won seven games, lost two, and tied none. This was the last year for the Vols in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
, as they would move to the newly formed Southern Conference
the next season. This was also John R. Bender
's last year as UT head coach.
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in the 1920 college football season
1920 college football season
The 1920 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing the California, Notre Dame, and Princeton as national champions. Only California and Princeton claim national championships for the 1920 season.-Conference standings:The...
. The 1920 Vols won seven games, lost two, and tied none. This was the last year for the Vols in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association was one of the first collegiate athletic conferences in the United States. Twenty-seven of the current Division I FBS football programs were members of this conference at some point, as were at least 19 other schools...
, as they would move to the newly formed Southern Conference
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference is a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North...
the next season. This was also John R. Bender
John R. Bender
John R. "Chief" Bender was an American football player and coach of football, basketball and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Washington State University , Haskell Indian Nations University , Kansas State University , and the University of Tennessee , compiling a career record of...
's last year as UT head coach.