1944 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1944 Tennessee Volunteers football

Rose Bowl, L 0–25 vs. USC
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	#12
1944 record	7–1–1 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach	John Barnhill
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field

1944 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#13 Georgia Tech $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
#12 Tennessee	5	–	0	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Alabama	3	–	1	–	2	5	–	2	–	2
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
LSU	2	–	3	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Tulane	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Florida	0	–	3	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Auburn	0	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	3	–	0	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1944 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach John Barnhill, in his 3rd year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SEC), and concluded the season with a loss against USC in the 1945 Rose Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 30	Kentucky		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	W 26–13
October 7	Ole Miss		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 20–7
October 14	Florida	#15	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	W 40–0
October 21	Alabama	#17	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	T 0–0
October 28	Clemson*	#19	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 26–7
November 4	at LSU	#16	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 13–0
November 18	Temple*	#17	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 27–14
November 25	at Kentucky	#15	McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	W 21–7
January 1, 1945	vs. #7 USC	#12	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 0–25
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Reference:^[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Bob Dobelstein	Guard	4	28	Chicago Cardinals
Casey Stephenson	Back	7	65	Green Bay Packers
Dick Huffman	Tackle	9	81	Cleveland Rams
Art Brandau	Center	10	89	Pittsburgh Steelers
Roy Cross	End	10	90	Brooklyn Tigers
Billy Bevis	Back	12	119	New York Giants
Jim Chadwell	Tackle	23	240	New York Giants
Russ Morrow	Center	24	247	Detroit Lions

References:^[2]^[3]

References

General

2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2012.

Specific

↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 120
↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
↑ "1945 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.

Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues	Neyland Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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