1937 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1937 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1937 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 11th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1 overall, 4–3 in the SEC). The team had the most ever punts per game of 13.9

1937 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1937 record6–3–1 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 6 0 0  9 1 0
No. 8 LSU 5 1 0  9 2 0
Auburn 4 1 2  6 2 3
Vanderbilt 4 2 0  7 2 0
Mississippi State 3 2 0  5 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 2 1  6 3 1
Tennessee 4 3 0  6 3 1
Florida 3 4 0  4 7 0
Tulane 2 3 1  5 4 1
Georgia 1 2 2  6 3 2
Ole Miss 0 4 0  4 5 1
Kentucky 0 5 0  4 6 0
Sewanee 0 6 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 25Wake Forest*W 32–0
October 2VPI*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 27–0
October 9at Duke*T 0–0
October 16Alabama
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–14
October 23Sewanee
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 32–0
October 30Georgia
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 32–0
November 6at AuburnNo. 15L 7–20
November 13Vanderbilt
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–13
November 25at KentuckyW 13–0
December 4vs. Ole MissW 32–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 119
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