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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-

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1891 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

1947 Season Highlights

Robert R. Bob Neyland enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.

1947 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Georgia Tech	0	27	L
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Duke	7	19	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga	26	7	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Alabama	0	10	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Tennessee Tech	49	0	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ North Carolina	6	20	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Mississippi	13	43	L	@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Boston College	38	13	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Kentucky	13	6	W
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Vanderbilt	12	7	W

1947 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	164
Scoring Average	16.4
Points Allowed	152
Defense Average	15.2
Opponents Record	58-22
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	1-3

1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1947 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Mississippi	9-2	269	110	Won 13-9	6-1	157	82	John H. Vaught
Georgia Tech	10-1	240	49	Won 20-14	4-1	88	21	Bobby Dodd
Alabama	8-3	210	101	Lost 7-27	4-2	108	54	Harold D. Red Drew
Georgia	7-4-1	212	135	Tied 20-20	3-3	104	81	Wallace Butts
Vanderbilt	6-4	182	85		3-3	72	58	Harry R. Red Sanders
Kentucky	8-3	175	73	Won 24-14	2-3	53	40	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi State	7-3	169	89		2-2	54	54	Allyn McKeen
Louisiana State	5-3-1	149	161		2-3-1	95	121	Bernie H. Moore
Tennessee	5-5	164	152		2-3	38	93	Robert R. Bob Neyland
Tulane	2-5-2	94	192		2-3-2	88	100	Henry E. Frnka
Auburn	2-7	78	204		1-5	33	151	Carl M. Voyles
Florida	4-5-1	125	156		0-3-1	33	75	Raymond Bear Wolf

1947 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1947 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.