1947 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
1947 record | 5–5 (2–3 SEC) |
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Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
Home stadium | Shields–Watkins Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | at Georgia Tech | L 0–27 | 40,000 | [1] | |
October 1 | Duke*![]() | L 7–19 | 40,000 | [2] | |
October 11 | Chattanooga* |
| W 26–7 | 20,000 | [3] |
October 18 | at Alabama | L 0–10 | 32,000 | ||
October 25 | Tennessee Tech* |
| W 49–0 | ||
November 1 | at North Carolina* | L 6–20 | 41,000 | [4] | |
November 8 | vs. Ole Miss | L 13–43 | 28,000 | [5] | |
November 15 | Boston College* |
| W 38–13 | 20,000 | [6] |
November 22 | at Kentucky | W 13–6 | 25,000 | [7] | |
November 29 | Vanderbilt |
| W 12–7 | 40,000 | [8] |
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Team players drafted into the NFL[]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Jim Powell | End | 30 | 285 | Chicago Cardinals |
References[]
General
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
Specific
- ^ Ralph McGill (September 28, 1947). "Dodd Had Tech Ready; Vols Never in Game". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke Humbles Tennessee 19-7". The Nashville Tennessean. October 5, 1947. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee Plays Like Vols Of Old In Win Over Chattanooga". The Jackson Sun. October 12, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Goldwater (November 2, 1947). "Tar Heels Roll To 20-6 Triumph Over Tennessee". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bill Shirley (November 16, 1947). "Rejuvenated Vols Hammer BC Eagles 38-13". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larry Boeck (November 23, 1947). "Neyland Jinx On Cats Continues As Tennessee Sinks Kentucky 13-6 With 4th Period Score". The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Raymond Johnson (November 30, 1947). "Vandy Bows 12-7 To U-T's Power". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 121
- ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
- ^ "1948 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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