1946 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1946 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 0–8 vs. Rice
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record9–2 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 28Georgia Tech
W 13–9
October 5at Duke*
W 12–7
October 12Chattanooga*No. 8
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 47–7
October 19No. 7 AlabamadaggerNo. 9
W 12–0
October 26Wake Forest*No. 4
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 6–19
November 2No. 9 North Carolina*No. 10
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 20–14
November 9vs. Ole MissNo. 7
W 18–14
November 16at Boston College*No. 8
W 33–13
November 23KentuckyNo. 7
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 7–0
November 30at VanderbiltNo. 8
W 7–6
January 1vs. No. 10 RiceNo. 7
L 0–836,152
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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

  1. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 121
  2. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
  3. ^ "1947 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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