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
1946 record9–2 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach
  • Robert Neyland (15th season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Georgia Tech
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 13–9
October 5at Duke*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 12–742,000
October 12Chattanooga*No. 8
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 47–722,000[1]
October 19No. 7 AlabamadaggerNo. 9
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)
W 12–0
October 26Wake Forest*No. 4
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 6–1925,000
November 2No. 9 North Carolina*No. 10
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 20–14
November 9vs. Ole MissNo. 7
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 18–14
November 16at Boston College*No. 8
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 33–13
November 23KentuckyNo. 7
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 7–0
November 30at VanderbiltNo. 8
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
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

[2]

After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Volunteers were selected.[3][4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
9 73 Max Partin Back Los Angeles Rams
15 130 Denny Crawford Tackle Green Bay Packers
16 139 Billy Gold Back Washington Redskins
27 246 Bill Hillman Back 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

  1. ^ "U-T Vols toy with Chattanooga in scoring 47-to-7 victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 13, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 121
  3. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  4. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
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