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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: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1926 <- 1927 -> 1928 --> 2024
1927 Season Highlights
 Robert R. Bob Neyland enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 The Volunteers won the Southern Conference Championship.
 
1927 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Carson-Newman  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ North Carolina  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Maryville  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Mississippi  21   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Transylvania  57   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Virginia  42   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Sewanee  32   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Vanderbilt  7   7   T       
 Thu., Nov. 24  @ Kentucky  20   0   W       
 
1927 Season Totals
  Record8-0 -1
  Points Scored245
  Scoring Average27.2
  Points Allowed26
  Defense Average2.9
  Opponents Record25-20
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0 -1
  Away Record2-0
1927 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1927 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 9-124838   George C. Kid Woodruff
North Carolina State 9-121669   G.K. Gus Tebell
Georgia Tech 8-1-112539   William A. Bill Alexander
Tennessee 8-0-124526   Robert R. Bob Neyland
Vanderbilt 8-1-229593   Dan McGugin
Florida 7-316496   H.L. Sebring
Alabama 5-4-115473   Wallace W. Wade
Clemson 5-3-17384   Josh C. Cody
Mississippi 5-3-117780   Homer Hazel
Mississippi State 5-39354   John W. Hancock
Virginia 5-4117122   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Virginia Tech 5-412548   Andy Gustafson
Louisiana State 4-4-112883   Mike Donahue
Maryland 4-7186144   H.C. Curley Byrd
North Carolina 4-686107   Charles C. Chuck Collins
South Carolina 4-546172   Harry Lightsey
Kentucky 3-6-1115161   Harry G. Gamage
Tulane 2-5-156120   Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Auburn 0-7-230124   David B. Morey

1927 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1927 All Southern 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.