1944 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1944 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 12 |
1944 record | 7–1–1 (5–0–1 SEC) |
Head coach | John Barnhill (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Shields–Watkins Field |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 third 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 | Attendance | ||||
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September 30 | Kentucky | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel) | W 26–13 | ||||||
October 7 | Ole Miss | Crump Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | W 20–7 | ||||||
October 14 | Florida | No. 15 | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee (Rivalry) | W 40–0 | |||||
October 21 | Alabama |
No. 17 | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee (Third Saturday in October) | T 0–0 | |||||
October 28 | Clemson* | No. 19 | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 26–7 | |||||
November 4 | at LSU | No. 16 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 13–0 | |||||
November 18 | Temple* |
No. 17 | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 27–14 | |||||
November 25 | at Kentucky | No. 15 | McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel) | W 21–7 | |||||
January 1, 1945 | vs. No. 7 USC | No. 12 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California (Rose Bowl) | L 0–25 | |||||
*Non-conference game. |
- 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
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.
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