1946 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1946 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 0–8 vs. Rice
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record9–2 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Home stadium Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons
←  1945
1947  →
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia + 5 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 7 Tennessee + 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
No. 8 LSU 5 –1 –09 –1 –1
No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 –2 –09 –2 –0
Mississippi State 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Alabama 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Vanderbilt 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Kentucky 2 –3 –07 –3 –0
Tulane 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Auburn 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Ole Miss 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Florida 0 –5 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1946 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 15th season (his first since the 1940 season, following his service in World War II), and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 5–0 in the SEC). They concluded the season as SEC champions and with a loss against Rice in the 1947 Orange Bowl.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Georgia Tech
W 13–936,000 [1]
October 5at Duke *
W 12–742,000 [2]
October 12 Chattanooga *No. 8
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 47–722,000 [3]
October 19No. 7 Alabama Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 9
W 12–040,000 [4]
October 26 Wake Forest *No. 4
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 6–1925,000 [5]
November 2No. 9 North Carolina *No. 10
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 20–1435,000 [6]
November 9vs. Ole Miss No. 7
W 18–1425,000 [7]
November 16at Boston College *No. 8
W 33–1338,000 [8]
November 23 Kentucky No. 7
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 7–035,000 [9]
November 30at Vanderbilt No. 8
W 7–621,000 [10]
January 1vs. No. 10 Rice No. 7
L 0–836,152 [11]
  • *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 8т94 (6)107878 (1)7

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Volunteers were selected. [12]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
973Max Partin Back Los Angeles Rams
15130 Denny Crawford Tackle Green Bay Packers
16139Billy GoldBack Washington Redskins
27246Bill HillmanBack Detroit Lions

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References

  1. ↑ "Tennessee noses out Georgia Tech". The Huntsville Times. September 29, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Vols decision Duke gridmen, 12–7". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 6, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "U-T Vols toy with Chattanooga in scoring 47-to-7 victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 13, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tennessee drops Crimson Tide from undefeated ranks, 12–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wake Forest dumps Tennessee from ranks of unbeaten, untied teams by score of 19 to 6". Messenger-Inquirer. October 27, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tennessee dumps Tar Heels from unbeaten ranks". The State. November 3, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Vols nip Rebels, 18–14". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee trips Boston, 33–13". Evansville Press. November 17, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Grid victory to Tennessee". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Vols end season with 7–6 victory over Vandy". Kingsport Times-News. December 1, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Rice Owls win over Tennessee by 8–0 score". The Morning Call. January 2, 1947. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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