1952 Tennessee Volunteers football team
| 1952 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic, L 0–16 vs. Texas | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| 1952 record | 8–2–1 (5–0–1 SEC) |
| Head coach | Robert Neyland (21st season) |
| Home stadium | Shields–Watkins Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Georgia Tech $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Tennessee | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Kentucky | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1952 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1952 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 21st and final year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins, two losses and one tie (8–2–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SEC). They concluded the season with a loss against Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 27 | at Mississippi State | No. 6 | Crump Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | W 14–7 | |||||
| October 4 | at No. 10 Duke* | No. 11 | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | L 0–7 | |||||
| October 11 | Chattanooga* | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 26–6 | ||||||
| October 16 | No. 18 Alabama | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee (Third Saturday in October) | W 20–0 | ||||||
| October 25 | Wofford* | No. 13 | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 50–0 | |||||
| November 1 | North Carolina* | No. 12 | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 41–14 | |||||
| November 8 | at LSU | No. 8 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 22–3 | |||||
| November 15 | No. 18 Florida |
No. 7 | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee (Rivalry) | W 26–12 | |||||
| November 22 | Kentucky | No. 7 | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel) | T 14–14 | |||||
| November 29 | at Vanderbilt | No. 9 | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | W 46–0 | |||||
| January 1, 1953 | vs. No. 10 Texas* | No. 8 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Cotton Bowl Classic) | NBC | L 0–16 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
- Reference:[1]
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Doug Atkins | Tackle | 1 | 11 | Cleveland Browns |
| Frank Holohan | Tackle | 10 | 114 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Jim Haslam | Tackle | 24 | 283 | Green Bay Packers |
| Ed Morgan | Back | 24 | 284 | San Francisco 49ers |
| John Michels | Guard | 25 | 297 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Pat Shires | Back | 29 | 339 | Washington Redskins |
| Andy Myers | Guard | 30 | 358 | Cleveland Browns |
References
General
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
Specific
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 121
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
- ↑ "1953 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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