1949 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1949 Tennessee Volunteers represented the University of Tennessee in the 1949 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 18th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, two losses, and one tie (7–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC).

1949 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
1949 record7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
1949 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tulane $ 5 1 0  7 2 1
No. 11 Kentucky 4 1 0  9 3 0
No. 17 Tennessee 4 1 1  7 2 1
Georgia Tech 5 2 0  7 3 0
No. 9 LSU 4 2 0  8 3 0
Alabama 4 3 1  6 3 1
Vanderbilt 4 4 0  5 5 0
Auburn 2 4 2  2 4 3
Ole Miss 2 4 0  4 5 1
Florida 1 4 1  4 5 1
Georgia 1 4 1  4 6 1
Mississippi State 0 6 0  0 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 24Mississippi StateKnoxville, TN (rivalry)W 10–0
October 1Duke*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 7–21
October 8Chattanooga*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 39–7
October 15at AlabamaT 7–741,000
October 22Tennessee Tech*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 36–6
October 29at No. 13 North Carolina*W 35–6
November 5Georgia TechNo. 14
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 13–30
November 12vs. Ole MissW 35–7
November 19at No. 11 KentuckyW 6–0
November 26VanderbiltNo. 18
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 26–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Norm MesserollTackle15185New York Yankees

[2][3]

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. "1950 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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