1945 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1945 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 14
Record8–1 (3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons
←  1944
1946  →
1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 14 Tennessee 3 –1 –08 –1 –0
No. 15 LSU 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
No. 18 Georgia 4 –2 –09 –2 –0
Ole Miss 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Mississippi State 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Auburn 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Florida 1 –3 –14 –5 –1
Tulane 1 –3 –12 –6 –1
Kentucky 0 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1945 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach John Barnhill, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and one loss (8–1 overall, 3–1 in the SEC).

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Wake Forest *
W 7–615,000 [1]
October 6 William & Mary *
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 48–1315,000 [2]
October 13 Chattanooga *No. 18
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 30–0 [3]
October 20at No. 6 Alabama
L 7–2528,000 [4]
October 27 Villanova *
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 33–215,000 [5]
November 3 North Carolina *
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 20–618,000 [6]
November 10vs. Ole Miss
W 34–06,000 [7]
November 24at Kentucky No. 14
W 14–012,000 [8]
December 1 Vanderbilt Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 17
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 45–015,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked
Week
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AP 18————18141714

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Walter SlaterBack337 Philadelphia Eagles
Jim VugrinGuard26241 Chicago Cardinals
Bob LongBack26268 Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ↑ "Deacs look good in Knoxville tilt". The News and Observer. September 30, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Volunteers beat Indians, 48–13". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 7, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vols tromp over Moccasins, 30–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Alabama blights Tennessee bowl hopes by 25–7 defeat". The Selma Times-Journal. October 21, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Stephens and Partin romp as Vols bounce back, 33 to 2". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 28, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Belated Vol rally crushes North Carolina". The State. November 4, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Volunteers bid for bowl recognition by winning 34–0 over Ole Miss team". The Jackson Sun. November 11, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Hard-pressed Tennessee scores twice in second half to win over Kentucky, 14 to 0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 25, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tennessee turns on power; Defeats Vanderbilt, 45–0". The Shreveport Times. December 2, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "1946 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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