1946 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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Ranking
AP	No. 7

1946 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Georgia +	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 7 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
No. 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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

September 28Georgia Tech

• Shields–Watkins Field
• Knoxville, Tennessee

W 13–9  October 5at Duke*

• Duke Stadium
• Durham, North Carolina

W 12–7  October 12Chattanooga*No. 8

• Shields–Watkins Field
• Knoxville, Tennessee

W 47–7  October 19No. 7 AlabamaNo. 9

• Shields–Watkins Field
• Knoxville, Tennessee (Third Saturday in October)

W 12–0  October 26Wake Forest*No. 4

• Shields–Watkins Field
• Knoxville, Tennessee

L 6–19  November 2No. 9 North Carolina*No. 10

• Shields–Watkins Field
• Knoxville, Tennessee

W 20–14  November 9Ole MissNo. 7

• Crump Stadium
• Memphis, Tennessee

W 18–14  November 16at Boston College*No. 8

• Braves Field
• Boston

W 33–13  November 23KentuckyNo. 7

• Shields–Watkins Field
• Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel)

W 7–0  November 30at VanderbiltNo. 8

• Dudley Field
• Nashville, Tennessee

W 7–6  January 1, 1947vs. No. 10 RiceNo. 7

• Burdine Stadium
• Miami (Orange Bowl)

L 0–8 

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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

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References

General

• 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2012.

Specific