1946 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1946 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC Co-Champions
Orange Bowl, L 0–8 vs. Rice
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	#7
1946 record	9–2 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach	Robert Neyland
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field

1946 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Georgia +	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#7 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#8 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
#11 Georgia Tech	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tulane	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Florida	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1946 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 15th year, and first since the 1940 season, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 5–0 in the SEC). They concluded the season as SEC champions and with a loss against Rice in the 1947 Orange Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Georgia Tech		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 13–9
October 5	at Duke*		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	W 12–7
October 12	Chattanooga*	#8	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 47–7
October 19	#7 Alabama	#9	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	W 12–0
October 26	Wake Forest*	#4	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 6–19
November 2	#9 North Carolina*	#10	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 20–14
November 9	Ole Miss	#7	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 18–14
November 16	at Boston College*	#8	Braves Field • Boston, MA	W 33–13
November 23	Kentucky	#7	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	W 7–0
November 30	at Vanderbilt	#8	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 7–6
January 1, 1947	vs. #10 Rice	#7	Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	L 0–8
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

• Reference:^[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Max Partin	Back	9	73	Los Angeles Rams
Denny Crawford	Tackle	15	130	Green Bay Packers
Billy Gold	Back	16	139	Washington Redskins
Bill Hillman	Back	27	246	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

1. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 121
2. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
3. "1947 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.