1937 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1937 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1937 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his eleventh year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1 overall, 4–3 in the SEC). The team had the most ever punts per game of 13.9
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 25 |
Wake Forest* |
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Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 32–0 |
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October 2 |
VPI* |
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Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 27–0 |
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October 9 |
at Duke* |
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Duke Stadium • Durham, NC |
T 0–0 |
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October 16 |
Alabama |
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Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) |
L 7–14 |
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October 23 |
Sewanee |
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Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 32–0 |
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October 30 |
Georgia |
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Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 32–0 |
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November 6 |
at Auburn |
#7 |
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL |
L 7–20 |
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November 13 |
Vanderbilt |
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Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
L 7–13 |
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November 25 |
at Kentucky |
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McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) |
W 13–0 |
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December 4 |
at Ole Miss |
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Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN |
W 32–0 |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
References
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- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 119
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