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-
1946 Season Highlights
Robert R. Bob Neyland enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
The Volunteers won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
1946 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Georgia Tech
13
9
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Duke
12
7
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
47
7
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Alabama
12
0
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Wake Forest
6
19
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
North Carolina
20
14
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Mississippi
18
14
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Boston College
33
13
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Kentucky
7
0
W
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Vanderbilt
7
6
W
Wed., Jan. 1
Rice
0
8
L
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1946 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 175
Scoring Average 15.9
Points Allowed 97
Defense Average 8.8
Opponents Record 63-35
Conference Record 5-0
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-0
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
7 9-1-0
AP
1946 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1946 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.