1946 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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 year, and first since the 1940 season, 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.
| 1946 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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SEC co-champion | |
Orange Bowl, L 0–8 vs. Rice | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 7 |
| 1946 record | 9–2 (5–0 SEC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Home stadium | Shields–Watkins Field |
| 1946 Southeastern Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Georgia + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Tennessee + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Georgia Tech | W 13–9 | ||||
| October 5 | at Duke* | W 12–7 | 42,000 | |||
| October 12 | Chattanooga* | No. 8 |
| W 47–7 | 22,000 | [1] |
| October 19 | No. 7 Alabama | No. 9 |
| W 12–0 | ||
| October 26 | Wake Forest* | No. 4 |
| L 6–19 | 25,000 | |
| November 2 | No. 9 North Carolina* | No. 10 |
| W 20–14 | ||
| November 9 | vs. Ole Miss | No. 7 | W 18–14 | |||
| November 16 | at Boston College* | No. 8 | W 33–13 | |||
| November 23 | Kentucky | No. 7 |
| W 7–0 | ||
| November 30 | at Vanderbilt | No. 8 | W 7–6 | |||
| January 1 | vs. No. 10 Rice | No. 7 | L 0–8 | 36,152 | ||
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After the season
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Volunteers were selected.[3][4]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 73 | Max Partin | Back | Los Angeles Rams |
| 15 | 130 | Denny Crawford | Tackle | Green Bay Packers |
| 16 | 139 | Billy Gold | Back | Washington Redskins |
| 27 | 246 | Bill Hillman | Back | Detroit Lions |
References
General
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
Specific
- "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.
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 121
- "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
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