Tennessee Football Team History
Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794 Stadium: Neyland Stadium Capacity: 104,079 Colors: Orange & White Coach: Robert R. Bob Neyland Conference: Southeastern-
1951 Season Highlights
Robert R. Bob Neyland enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
The Volunteers won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
The Volunteers won the National Championship.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Mississippi State
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Duke
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
42
13
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Alabama
27
13
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Tennessee Tech
68
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
North Carolina
27
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Washington & Lee
60
14
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Mississippi
46
21
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Kentucky
28
0
W
Sat., Dec. 1 vs.
Vanderbilt
35
27
W
Tue., Jan. 1
Maryland
13
28
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1951 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 386
Scoring Average 35.1
Points Allowed 116
Defense Average 10.5
Opponents Record 46-35
Conference Record 5-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-0
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
1 10-0-0
AP
1 10-0-0
Coaches
1 10-0-0
UP
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.