1930 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1930 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record9–1 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
CaptainHarry Thayer
Home stadium Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons
←  1929
1931  →
1930 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alabama + 8 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 11 Tulane + 5 –0 –08 –1 –0
No. 10 Tennessee 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Duke 4 –1 –18 –1 –2
Vanderbilt 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –07 –5 –0
Florida 4 –2 –16 –3 –1
North Carolina 4 –2 –25 –3 –2
Clemson 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Georgia 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Kentucky 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
South Carolina 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
VPI 2 –3 –15 –3 –1
Mississippi A&M 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –4 –12 –6 –1
LSU 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Virginia 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Sewanee 1 –4 –03 –6 –1
NC State 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Ole Miss 1 –5 –03 –5 –1
Auburn 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
Washington and Lee 0 –4 –13 –6 –1
VMI 0 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1930 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1930 Vols won nine and lost one game (9–1 overall, 6–1 in the SoCon). The only loss of the season came on October 18 to eventual Rose Bowl champion, Alabama. Tennessee and Vanderbilt were the only teams to score against Alabama in 1930. The 1930 Volunteers team outscored their opponents 209 to 31 and posted seven shutouts

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Maryville (TN) *
W 54–0 [1]
October 4 Centre *
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 18–0 [2]
October 11 Ole Miss
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 27–0 [3]
October 18at Alabama
L 18–6 [4]
October 25 North Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 9–718,000 [5]
November 1 Clemson
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 27–0 [6]
November 8 Carson–Newman *
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 34–0 [7]
November 15at Vanderbilt
W 13–0 [8]
November 27 Kentucky
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 8–025,000 [9]
December 6at Florida
W 13–6 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Players

Line

NumberPlayerPositionGames
started		HometownPrep schoolHeightWeightAge
11 Malcolm Aitken tackle202
51Thomas Boundstackle
31 Fritz Brandt end Erwin, Tennessee 21
30Herbert Brownguard
33James Clemmerend
50Oscar Derryberrytackle
60James Eldridgetackle
37John Franklinguard
45 Herman Hickman guard Johnson City, Tennessee Baylor School5'10"22519
25Laird Holtend
26 Paul Hug endKingsport, TennesseeKingsport High17224
20Eugene S. Mayertackle
35C. L. McPhersonend
47David K. Mitchellcenter
39 Virgil Rayburn end Pulaski, Tennessee Dyersburg High6'1"18020
56Ben Redmanguard
23Louis Robertscenter
42 Ray Saunders tackle6'0"18420
49Francis Shullend
22J. Ralph Stilltackle
41Charles Talbotend
34Conrad Templetonguard
24Harry Thayerguard

Backfield

NumberPlayerPositionGames
started		HometownPrep schoolHeightWeightAge
14John Allenhalfback
43 Deke Brackett halfback
40William G. Coxfullback
13 Quinn Decker fullback
16Theodore Disneyhalfback
17 Bobby Dodd quarterback Kingsport, Tennessee Kingsport High6'1"17022
12Hugh Faustquarterback
44Charles Gillespiehalfback
15 Buddy Hackman halfback Nashville, Tennessee Hume-Fogg High5'11"17524
27Paul D. Heydrickhalfback
18Charles Kohlhasefullback
28 Gene McEver halfback Bristol, Virginia Bristol High5'10"18522
38Charles Reinekequarterback
19Harvey Robinsonhalfback

Unlisted

NumberPlayerPositionGames
started		HometownPrep schoolHeightWeightAge
36David Blumberg
59Kenneth Driskell
61Henry Foutch
58Robert Green
55Powell McWhirter
21Gordon Moore
48Cyrus Rankin
52Hoyt Smiley
53Robert Warfield

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References

  1. ↑ "Volunteers defeat Maryville, 54 to 0". The Knoxville Journal. September 28, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Centre's great defensive game holds Tennessee to 18–0 win". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ole Miss holds Tennessee to 27–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Vols' victorious march is ended as Tide wins, 18–6". The Knoxville Journal. October 19, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Carolina defeated by Tennessee". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tennessee tramples Cody's Tigers under 27 to 0 score". The Charlotte News. November 2, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tennessee romps to 34–0 victory over Carson–Newman". The Knoxville Journal. November 9, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee defeats Vanderbilt 13–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 16, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Vols beat Wildcats, 8–0". The Lexington Herald. November 28, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tennessee wins from Florida". The Jacksonville Daily Journal. December 7, 1930. p. 10. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "The Tennessee Football Programs: 1930 Football Program - UT vs Kentucky". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
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