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-
1950 Season Highlights
Robert R. Bob Neyland enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
1950 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Southern Mississippi
56
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Mississippi State
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Duke
28
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
41
0
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Alabama
14
9
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Washington & Lee
27
20
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
North Carolina
16
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Tennessee Tech
48
14
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Mississippi
35
0
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Kentucky
7
0
W
Sat., Dec. 2 @
Vanderbilt
43
0
W
Mon., Jan. 1
Texas
20
14
W
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1950 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 335
Scoring Average 27.9
Points Allowed 71
Defense Average 5.9
Opponents Record 60-32
Conference Record 4-1
Home Record 8-0
Away Record 2-1
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
4 9-1-0
AP
3 9-1-0
Coaches
3 9-1-0
UP
1950 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1950 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.