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-
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 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
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.