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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: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1932 <- 1933 -> 1934 --> 2024
1933 Season Highlights
 Robert R. Bob Neyland enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1933 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Virginia Tech  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Mississippi State  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Duke  2   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Alabama  6   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Florida  13   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ George Washington  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Mississippi  35   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Vanderbilt  33   6   W       
 Thu., Nov. 30  @ Kentucky  27   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 9  @ Louisiana State  0   7   L       
 
1933 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored176
  Scoring Average17.6
  Points Allowed47
  Defense Average4.7
  Opponents Record50-25
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-2
1933 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1933 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tennessee 7-317647 5-213437  Robert R. Bob Neyland
Alabama 7-1-113017 4-0-1576  Frank W. Thomas
Georgia 8-214886 3-15333  Harry J. Mehre
Louisiana State 7-0-317627 3-0-27320  Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Tulane 6-3-116068 3-2-110146  Theodore J. Ted Cox
Mississippi 6-3-216779 2-2-17866  Ed Walker
Auburn 5-5133104 2-24043  Chet A. Wynne
Florida 5-3-111453 2-35853  D.K. Stanley
Georgia Tech 5-511763 2-56255  William A. Bill Alexander
Kentucky 5-591116 2-31487  Harry G. Gamage
Vanderbilt 4-3-3126107 2-2-25674  Dan McGugin
Mississippi State 3-6-169149 1-5-139143  Ross McKechnie

1933 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1933 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.