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1939 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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American college football season

1939Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC co-champion
Rose Bowl,L 14–0 vs.USC
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 2
Record10–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2Tennessee +6001010
No. 16Georgia Tech +600820
No. 5Tulane +500811
Mississippi State320820
Ole Miss220720
Kentucky221621
Auburn331551
Alabama231531
Georgia130560
LSU150450
Vanderbilt160271
Florida031551
Sewanee030350
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings fromAP Poll

The1939 Tennessee Volunteers represented theUniversity of Tennessee in the1939 college football season. Playing as a member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coachRobert Neyland, in his 13th year, and played their home games atShields–Watkins Field inKnoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1 overall, 6–0 in the SEC), as SEC Champions and with a loss againstUSC in the1940 Rose Bowl.

Tennessee entered the season as defendingnational champions and coach Neyland led the team to their second of three consecutive undefeated regular seasons. The 1939 Vols were also the last team inNCAA history to go undefeated, untied, and unscored upon in the regular season.[1] Tennessee had twoAll-American performers that year:George Cafego, asingle-winghalfback, andEd Molinski, aguard.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29atNC State*W 13–012,000[2]
October 7SewaneeW 40–018,000[3]
October 14atChattanooga*W 28–06,987[4]
October 21No. 8AlabamadaggerNo. 5
W 21–040,000[5]
October 28Mercer*No. 1
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 17–06,000[6]
November 4at No. 18LSUNo. 1W 20–042,000[7]
November 11The Citadel*No. 1
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 34–08,000[8]
November 18VanderbiltNo. 1
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 13–025,000[9]
November 30atKentuckyNo. 4W 19–019,000[10]
December 9AuburnNo. 2
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 7–025,000[11]
January 1, 1940vs. No. 3USCNo. 2L 0–1492,200[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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See also:1939 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP5(26.5)1(83)1(67)1(81)1(66)2(33)4(18)2(19)2(26)

References

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  1. ^Scott, Richard (2008).SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. New York City: MVP Books. p. 50.ISBN 9780760332481. RetrievedMarch 12, 2012.
  2. ^"Tennessee gets scores early in 13–0 victory over Wolfpack".The News and Observer. September 30, 1939. RetrievedAugust 8, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  3. ^"Mighty Vols massacre Sewanee Tigers, 40–0".The Knoxville Journal. October 8, 1939. RetrievedAugust 8, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  4. ^"Chattanooga holds mighty Tennessee to 28–0 before crowd of 6,987".The Chattanooga Times. October 15, 1939. RetrievedAugust 8, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  5. ^"Mighty Vols batter Alabama Tide, 21–0".Johnson City Press. October 22, 1939. RetrievedAugust 8, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  6. ^"Mercer holds Tennessee, 17–0".The Atlanta Constitution. October 29, 1939. RetrievedAugust 8, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  7. ^"Tennessee smashes Louisiana State, 20–0".Monroe Morning World. November 5, 1939. RetrievedAugust 8, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  8. ^"Cafego injured as Tennessee crushes The Citadel".Florence Morning News. November 12, 1939. RetrievedAugust 8, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  9. ^"Vols win, 13–0, but Morrison's team 'is best'".The Nashville Tennessean. November 19, 1939. RetrievedAugust 8, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  10. ^"Rose Bowl bound Volunteers conquer U. of K. Wildcats 19 to 0".The Lexington Herald. December 1, 1939. RetrievedAugust 8, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  11. ^"Vols shade Auburn, 7–0, receive Rose Bowl bid".The Montgomery Advertiser. December 10, 1939. RetrievedAugust 8, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  12. ^"U.S.C. wins 14–0 over Tennessee".The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1940. RetrievedAugust 8, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
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