American college football season
The1946 Tennessee Volunteers (variouslyTennessee,UT, or theVols) represented theUniversity of Tennessee in the1946 college football season. Playing as a member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coachRobert Neyland, in his 15th season (his first since the1940 season, following his service in World War II), and played their home games atShields–Watkins Field inKnoxville, 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 againstRice in the1947 Orange Bowl.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Georgia Tech | | | W 13–9 | 36,000 | [1] |
| October 5 | atDuke* | | | W 12–7 | 42,000 | [2] |
| October 12 | Chattanooga* | No. 8 | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| W 47–7 | 22,000 | [3] |
| October 19 | No. 7Alabama | No. 9 | | W 12–0 | 40,000 | [4] |
| October 26 | Wake Forest* | No. 4 | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| L 6–19 | 25,000 | [5] |
| November 2 | No. 9North Carolina* | No. 10 | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| W 20–14 | 35,000 | [6] |
| November 9 | vs.Ole Miss | No. 7 | | W 18–14 | 25,000 | [7] |
| November 16 | atBoston College* | No. 8 | | W 33–13 | 38,000 | [8] |
| November 23 | Kentucky | No. 7 | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| W 7–0 | 35,000 | [9] |
| November 30 | atVanderbilt | No. 8 | | W 7–6 | 21,000 | [10] |
| January 1 | vs. No. 10Rice | No. 7 | | L 0–8 | 36,152 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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Ranking movements
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| AP | 8т | 9 | 4(6) | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8(1) | 7 |
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The1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Volunteers were selected.[12]
- ^"Tennessee noses out Georgia Tech".The Huntsville Times. September 29, 1946. RetrievedMarch 30, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Vols decision Duke gridmen, 12–7".Poughkeepsie Journal. October 6, 1946. RetrievedMarch 30, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"U-T Vols toy with Chattanooga in scoring 47-to-7 victory".The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 13, 1946. RetrievedSeptember 8, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Tennessee drops Crimson Tide from undefeated ranks, 12–0".The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1946. RetrievedMarch 30, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Wake Forest dumps Tennessee from ranks of unbeaten, untied teams by score of 19 to 6".Messenger-Inquirer. October 27, 1946. RetrievedMarch 30, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Tennessee dumps Tar Heels from unbeaten ranks".The State. November 3, 1946. RetrievedMarch 30, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Vols nip Rebels, 18–14".The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1946. RetrievedMarch 30, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Tennessee trips Boston, 33–13".Evansville Press. November 17, 1946. RetrievedMarch 30, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Grid victory to Tennessee".The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1946. RetrievedMarch 30, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Vols end season with 7–6 victory over Vandy".Kingsport Times-News. December 1, 1946. RetrievedMarch 30, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Rice Owls win over Tennessee by 8–0 score".The Morning Call. January 2, 1947. RetrievedMarch 30, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"1947 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.com. RetrievedNovember 29, 2020.
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