1949 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1949 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulane $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 11 Kentucky 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 9 LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 2 2 – 4 – 3
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Florida 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Georgia 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Tennessee Volunteers represented the University of Tennessee in the 1949 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 18th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, two losses, and one tie (7–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

[edit]
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Mississippi State
W 10–032,000[1]
October 1Duke*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 7–2140,000[2]
October 8Chattanooga*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 39–715,000[3]
October 15at Alabama
T 7–741,000[4]
October 22Tennessee Tech*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 36–610,000[5]
October 29at No. 13 North Carolina*
W 35–6[6]
November 5Georgia TechdaggerNo. 14
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 13–3045,000[7]
November 12vs. Ole Miss
W 35–728,054[8]
November 19at No. 11 Kentucky
W 6–038,000[9]
November 26VanderbiltNo. 18
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 26–2042,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

[edit]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Norm Messeroll Tackle 15 185 New York Yankees

[11]

Rankings

[edit]
See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP————14——1817

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Tennessee sophs make difference in rough battle". Monroe Morning World. September 25, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Duke tramples Tennessee". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vols pull Moccasin fangs, 39–7, for unimpressive victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 9, 1949. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alabama battles to 7–7 deadlock with Tennessee". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 16, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Breaks help Vols in win over Tech". The Chattanooga Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tennessee smears Tar Heels, 35–6". The Miami Herald. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech astounds Vols with 30–13 victory". The Commercial Appeal. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee defeats Ole Miss". The Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vols bowl over Kentucky, 6 to 0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vols edge Commodores 26–20". The Tennessean. November 27, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1950 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.

Further reading

[edit]
Stub icon

This college football 1940s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1949_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team&oldid=1208751216"