1946 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1946 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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SEC co-champion | |
Orange Bowl, L 0–8 vs. Rice | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 7 |
1946 record | 9–2 (5–0 SEC) |
Head coach | Robert Neyland |
Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
Home stadium | Shields-Watkins Field |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#3 Georgia + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Tennessee + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#11 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1946 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 15th year, and first since the 1940 season, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 5–0 in the SEC). They concluded the season as SEC champions and with a loss against Rice in the 1947 Orange Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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September 28 | Georgia Tech | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 13–9 | ||||||
October 5 | at Duke* | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | W 12–7 | ||||||
October 12 | Chattanooga* | No. 8 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 47–7 | |||||
October 19 | No. 7 Alabama | No. 9 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) | W 12–0 | |||||
October 26 | Wake Forest* | No. 4 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | L 6–19 | |||||
November 2 | No. 9 North Carolina* | No. 10 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 20–14 | |||||
November 9 | Ole Miss | No. 7 | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 18–14 | |||||
November 16 | at Boston College* | No. 8 | Braves Field • Boston, MA | W 33–13 | |||||
November 23 | Kentucky | No. 7 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) | W 7–0 | |||||
November 30 | at Vanderbilt | No. 8 | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 7–6 | |||||
January 1, 1947 | vs. No. 10 Rice | No. 7 | Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | L 0–8 | |||||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
- Reference:[1]
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Max Partin | Back | 9 | 73 | Los Angeles Rams |
Denny Crawford | Tackle | 15 | 130 | Green Bay Packers |
Billy Gold | Back | 16 | 139 | Washington Redskins |
Bill Hillman | Back | 27 | 246 | Detroit Lions |
References
General
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
Specific
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 121
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
- ↑ "1947 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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