1929 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1929 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	9–0–1 (6–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Robert Neyland (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	Howard Johnson
Home stadium	Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons ←  1928 1930  →

1929 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Tulane $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
North Carolina	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Florida	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Vanderbilt	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Duke	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
LSU	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
VPI	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Virginia	1	–	3	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Maryland	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Washington and Lee	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	2			1	–	6	–	2
Mississippi A&M	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
Sewanee	0	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
NC State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1929 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1928 Vols won nine, lost zero and tied one game (9–0–1 overall, 6–0–1 in the SoCon). In a virtual repeat of the previous year, a tie with Kentucky spoiled Tennessee's perfect season. Playing eight home games, the Volunteers outscored their opponents 330 to 13 and posted eight shutouts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Centre *	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 40–6	8,000	[1]
October 5	at Chattanooga *	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 20–0	10,000	[2]
October 12	Ole Miss	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 52–7		[3]
October 19	Alabama	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 6–0	20,000	[4] [5]
October 26	at Washington and Lee	Maher Field Roanoke, VA	W 39–0		[6]
November 2	Auburn	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 27–0		[7]
November 9	Carson–Newman *	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 73–0		[8]
November 16	Vanderbilt	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 13–0		[9]
November 28	at Kentucky	Stoll Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	T 6–6	20,000	[10]
December 7	South Carolina	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 54–0	10,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Players

Line

Number	Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
29	L. Philip Beene	tackle
31	Fritz Brandt	end		Erwin, Tennessee
30	Herbert Brown	guard
33	James Clemmer	end
55	Oscar Derryberry	tackle
37	Jim Finney	center
21	Ben Fuller	guard
39	Houston Herndon	end
45	Herman Hickman	guard		Johnson City, Tennessee	Baylor School	5'10"	225
25	Laird Holt	end
26	Paul Hug	end			Kingsport High		172
56	Bowen Hughes	guard
35	Bo Hundley	tackle
13	Howard Johnson	tackle
22	James G. Johnston	tackle
20	Eugene S. Mayer	tackle
47	David K. Mitchell	center
23	Louis Roberts	center
42	Ray Saunders	tackle				6'0"	184
54	Charles Talbot	end
34	Conrad Templeton	guard
24	Harry Thayer	guard

Backfield

Number	Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
14	John Allen	halfback
52	Edwin Corbett	halfback
40	William G. Cox	fullback
13	Quinn Decker	fullback
16	Theodore Disney	halfback
17	Bobby Dodd	quarterback		Kingsport, Tennessee	Kingsport High	6'1"	170
12	Hugh Faust	quarterback
44	Charles Gillespie	halfback
15	Buddy Hackman	halfback		Nashville, Tennessee	Hume-Fogg High	5'11"	175
27	Paul D. Heydrick	halfback
18	Charles Kohlhase	fullback
44	Pal McAdams	halfback
28	Gene McEver	halfback		Bristol, Virginia	Bristol High	5'10"	185
46	Oliver McKeehan	fullback
38	Charles Reineke	quarterback
32	James Whitaker	halfback

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References

1. "McEver leads Vols to 40–6 victory over Centre boys". The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tennessee's "Touchdown Twins" triumph over hard-fighting Moccasins, 20 to 0". The Chattanooga Times. October 6, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "M'ever leads Vols to 52–7 win over Ole Miss". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 13, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tennessee Volunteers defeat Alabama". The Knoxville Journal. October 20, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Vols set Alabama back". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tennessee easily defeats Generals in march toward conference championship". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 27, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Plainsmen make game stand but bow in mud, 27–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 3, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tennessee reserves defeat Carson–Newman eleven 73 to 0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 10, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tennessee ends Vandy's quest of title, 13 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Wildcats blast Vols' title hopes". The Lexington Herald. November 29, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tennessee whips Gamecocks, 54–0". The Greenville News. December 8, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
12. "The Tennessee Football Programs: 1929 Football Program - UT vs Centre College". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2015.