1948 Tennessee Volunteers football team
American college football season
| 1948 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 4–4–2 (2–3–1 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. 8 Georgia $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Ole Miss | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Tulane | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1948 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 17th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and two ties (4–4–2 overall, 2–3–1 in the SEC).
Tennessee was ranked at No. 29 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Mississippi State | L 6–21 | 35,000 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | at Duke* | T 7–7 | 22,000 | [3] | ||
| October 9 | Chattanooga* | No. 20 |
| W 26–0 | [4] | |
| October 16 | Alabama |
| W 21–6 | 45,000 | [5] | |
| October 23 | Tennessee Tech* |
| W 41–0 | 12,000 | [6] | |
| October 30 | No. 3 North Carolina* |
| L 7–14 | 50,000 | [7] | |
| November 6 | at No. 6 Georgia Tech | W 13–6 | 38,000 | [8] | ||
| November 13 | vs. Ole Miss | No. 18 | L 13–16 | 31,000 | [9] | |
| November 20 | Kentucky |
| T 0–0 | 35,000 | [10] | |
| November 27 | at No. 15 Vanderbilt | L 6–28 | 24,074 | [11] | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 20 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — |
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Al Russas | End | 13 | 122 | Detroit Lions |
| Bob Lund | Back | 14 | 141 | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McWilliams paces 21–6 Maroon win". The Huntsville Times. September 26, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke gridders tie Tennessee". The Baltimore Sun. October 3, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols trip Mocs, 26–0 in warm-up for Tide". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 10, 1948. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols smash Alabama 21–6 before homecoming crowd". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 17, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee Vols coast to easy 41–0 win over Tennessee Tech". Elizabethton Star. October 24, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels defeat Vols 14 to 7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 31, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee upsets favored Georgia Tech team, 13 to 6". Mansfield News-Journal. November 7, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi's fleet backs sting Tennessee Vols with 16 to 13 win". The Jackson Sun. November 14, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky holds Tennessee scoreless for fifth time in long S.E.C. rivalry". The Commercial Appeal. November 21, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy foils Vol hex in 28-to-6 rout". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 28, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1949 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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