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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  <-- 1933 <- 1934 -> 1935 --> 2024
1934 Season Highlights
 Robert R. Bob Neyland enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1934 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Centre  32   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ North Carolina  19   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Mississippi  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Alabama  6   13   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Duke  14   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Fordham  12   13   L    @ New York, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Mississippi State  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Vanderbilt  13   6   W       
 Thu., Nov. 29  vs. Kentucky  19   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 8  vs. Louisiana State  19   13   W       
 
1934 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored175
  Scoring Average17.5
  Points Allowed58
  Defense Average5.8
  Opponents Record50-24
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-2
1934 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1934 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tulane 10-121583Won  20-147-011649  Theodore J. Ted Cox
Alabama 10-031645Won  29-136-018332  Frank W. Thomas
Tennessee 8-217558 5-19832  Robert R. Bob Neyland
Louisiana State 7-2-217277 4-211341  Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Vanderbilt 6-3105100 4-36694  Dan McGugin
Georgia 7-314156 3-25133  Harry J. Mehre
Florida 6-3-1113110 2-2-15274  D.K. Stanley
Mississippi 4-5-111498 2-3-13978  Ed Walker
Kentucky 5-512386 1-33073  Chet A. Wynne
Auburn 2-858107 1-63787  John F. Jack Meagher
Mississippi State 4-679126 0-5694  Ross McKechnie
Georgia Tech 1-956187 0-642125  William A. Bill Alexander

1934 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1934 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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