1944 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1944 Tennessee Volunteers football
Rose Bowl, L 0–25 vs. USC
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12
Record7–1–1 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons
←  1942
1945  →
1944 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 4 –0 –08 –3 –0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 –0 –17 –1 –1
Georgia 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Alabama 3 –1 –25 –2 –2
Mississippi State 3 –2 –06 –2 –0
LSU 2 –3 –12 –5 –1
Ole Miss 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
Tulane 1 –2 –04 –3 –0
Kentucky 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Florida 0 –3 –04 –3 –0
Auburn 0 –4 –04 –4 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –0 –03 –0 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1944 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach John Barnhill, in his third year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SEC), and concluded the season with a loss against USC in the 1945 Rose Bowl.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Kentucky
W 26–1315,000 [1]
October 7vs. Ole Miss
W 20–715,000 [2]
October 14 Florida No. 15
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 40–08,000 [3]
October 21 Alabama Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 17
T 0–032,000 [4]
October 28 Clemson *No. 19
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 26–711,000 [5]
November 4at LSU No. 16
W 13–022,000 [6]
November 18 Temple *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 17
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 27–1415,000 [7]
November 25at KentuckyNo. 15
W 21–7 [8]
January 1vs. No. 7 USC No. 12
L 0–2591,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP 15т (1)1719т161817151012

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Bob DobelsteinGuard428 Chicago Cardinals
Casey StephensonBack765 Green Bay Packers
Dick Huffman Tackle981 Cleveland Rams
Art BrandauCenter1089 Pittsburgh Steelers
Roy CrossEnd1090 Brooklyn Tigers
Billy BevisBack12119 New York Giants
Jim ChadwellTackle23240 New York Giants
Russ MorrowCenter24247 Detroit Lions

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References

  1. ↑ "Vols open 1944 gridiron campaign with 26–13 win over Cats". The Knoxville Journal. October 1, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Vols strike quickly to trip Rebels, 20–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vols smother Gators, 40–0". The Tennesssean. October 15, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Vols, 'Bama play 0–0 tie". The Atlanta Constitution. October 22, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Clemson weakens in 2nd half as Vols win, 26–7". The Greenville News. October 29, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Frosh passes Tennessee to 13–0 win over L.S.U." Monroe Morning World. November 5, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tennessee topples Temple in thriller, 27 to 14; Bowl-bound Volunteers overcome tricky Owls in spectacular finish". Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 19, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee uses power to stun Kentucky 21–7". The Courier-Journal. November 26, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Southern California wallops Tennessee in Rose Bowl, 25–0". The Spokesman-Review. January 2, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "1945 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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