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-
1940 Season Highlights
Robert R. Bob Neyland enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
The Volunteers won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
1940 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Mercer
49
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Duke
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
53
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Alabama
27
12
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Florida
14
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Louisiana State
28
0
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Rhodes
41
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Virginia
41
14
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Kentucky
33
0
W
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Vanderbilt
20
0
W
Wed., Jan. 1
Boston College
13
19
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1940 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 332
Scoring Average 30.2
Points Allowed 45
Defense Average 4.1
Opponents Record 48-27
Conference Record 5-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 3-0
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
4 10-0-0
AP
1940 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1940 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.