1947 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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).

1947 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1947 record5–5 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Georgia TechL 0–27
October 1Duke*L 7–19
October 11Chattanooga*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 26–7
October 18at AlabamaL 0–10
October 25Tennessee Tech*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 49–0
November 1at North Carolina*L 6–2041,000[1]
November 8vs. Ole MissL 13–4328,000[2]
November 15Boston College*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 38–1320,000[3]
November 22at KentuckyW 13–6
November 29Vanderbilt
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 12–740,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Jim PowellEnd30285Chicago Cardinals

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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. Bob Goldwater (November 2, 1947). "Tar Heels Roll To 20-6 Triumph Over Tennessee". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 5 via Newspapers.com.
  2. 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.
  3. Bill Shirley (November 16, 1947). "Rejuvenated Vols Hammer BC Eagles 38-13". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. 1C, 3C via Newspapers.com.
  4. Raymond Johnson (November 30, 1947). "Vandy Bows 12-7 To U-T's Power". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. 1, 6 via Newspapers.com.
  5. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 121
  6. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
  7. "1948 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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