1936 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1936 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1936 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his tenth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, two losses and two ties (6–2–2 overall, 3–1–2 in the SEC).

1936 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
1936 record6–2–2 (3–1–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
1936 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 LSU $ 6 0 0  9 1 1
No. 4 Alabama 5 0 1  8 0 1
Auburn 4 1 1  7 2 2
No. 17 Tennessee 3 1 2  6 2 2
Mississippi State 3 2 0  7 3 1
Georgia 3 3 0  5 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 3 1  5 5 1
Tulane 2 3 1  6 3 1
Vanderbilt 1 3 1  3 5 1
Kentucky 1 3 0  6 4 0
Florida 1 5 0  4 6 0
Ole Miss 0 3 1  5 5 2
Sewanee 0 5 0  0 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 26Chattanooga*W 13–0
October 3at North Carolina*L 6–14
October 10Auburn
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–6
October 17at AlabamaT 0–015,000
October 24No. 2 Duke*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 15–13
October 31GeorgiaW 46–0
November 7Maryville*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 34–0
November 14VanderbiltW 26–13
November 26KentuckyNo. 17
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 7–6
December 5at Ole MissNo. 17T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Phil DickensBack652Chicago Cardinals

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. 119
  2. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
  3. "1937 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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