1948 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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).

1948 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1948 record4–4–2 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 25Mississippi State
L 6–21
October 2at Duke*
T 7–7
October 9Chattanooga*No. 20
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 26–0
October 16Alabama
W 21–645,000
October 23Tennessee Tech*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 41–0
October 30No. 3 North Carolina*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
L 7–14
November 6at No. 6 Georgia Tech
W 13–6
November 13vs. Ole MissNo. 18
L 13–16
November 20Kentucky
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
T 0–0
November 29at No. 15 Vanderbilt
L 6–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Al RussasEnd13122Detroit Lions
Bob LundBack14141Philadelphia Eagles

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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. 121
  2. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
  3. "1949 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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