1947 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1947 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Ole Miss $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tulane 2 – 3 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Auburn 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 0 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1947 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 16th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5 overall, 2–3 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Georgia Tech
L 0–27
October 1Duke*dagger
L 7–19
October 11Chattanooga*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 26–7
October 18at Alabama
L 0–10
October 25Tennessee Tech*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 49–0
November 1at North Carolina*
L 6–2041,000[1]
November 8vs. Ole Miss
L 13–4328,000[2]
November 15Boston College*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 38–1320,000[3]
November 22at Kentucky
W 13–6
November 29Vanderbilt
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 12–740,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[5]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Jim Powell End 30 285 Chicago Cardinals

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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. ^ Bob Goldwater (November 2, 1947). "Tar Heels Roll To 20-6 Triumph Over Tennessee". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Ed Harris (November 9, 1947). "Ole Miss Mauls Vols 43-13: Rebels Hand Neyland Worst Defeat of Career". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bill Shirley (November 16, 1947). "Rejuvenated Vols Hammer BC Eagles 38-13". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Raymond Johnson (November 30, 1947). "Vandy Bows 12-7 To U-T's Power". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 121
  6. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
  7. ^ "1948 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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