1937 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1937 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Home stadium Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons
←  1936
1938  →
1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
No. 8 LSU 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Auburn 4 –1 –26 –2 –3
Vanderbilt 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Mississippi State 3 –2 –05 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Tennessee 4 –3 –06 –3 –1
Florida 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Tulane 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Georgia 1 –2 –26 –3 –2
Ole Miss 0 –4 –04 –5 –1
Kentucky 0 –5 –04 –6 –0
Sewanee 0 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Wake Forest *
W 32–07,500 [1]
October 2 VPI *
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 27–010,000 [2]
October 9at Duke *
T 0–039,000 [3]
October 16 Alabama
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1425,000 [4]
October 23 Sewanee
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 32–04,000 [5]
October 30 Georgia
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 32–017,000 [6]
November 6at Auburn No. 15
L 7–2018,000 [7]
November 13 Vanderbilt Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1323,000 [8]
November 25at Kentucky
W 13–015,000 [9]
December 4vs. Ole Miss
W 32–010,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The 1936 Tennessee Volunteers 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Tennessee bowls over Deacs, 32–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 26, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee tramples Virginia Tech, 27 to 0". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 3, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Duke and Tennessee play 0–0 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tide power crushes Vols 14 to 7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 17, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Coffman scores three times as Vols beat Sewanee". The Knoxville Journal. October 24, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Georgia crumbles under Vol power, 32 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tigers overwhelm Vols, 20 to 7". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Vanderbilt bests Tennessee, 13–7". Nashville Banner. November 14, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tennessee, not over-eating makes it tough holiday for Kentucky fans". The Lexington Leader. November 26, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cafego stars as Vols win, 32–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 5, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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