1945 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1945 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1945 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach John Barnhill, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and one loss (8–1 overall, 3–1 in the SEC).

1945 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 14
1945 record8–1 (3–1 SEC)
Head coachJohn Barnhill (4th season)
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 6 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
No. 14 Tennessee 3 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
No. 15 LSU 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
No. 18 Georgia 4 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
Ole Miss 3 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
Mississippi State 2 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Auburn 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Florida 1 –3 –1  4 –5 –1
Tulane 1 –3 –1  2 –6 –1
Kentucky 0 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 29Wake Forest*Knoxville, TN (rivalry)W 7–6
October 6William & Mary*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 48–13
October 13Chattanooga*No. 18
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 30–0
October 20at No. 6 Alabama
L 7–2528,000
October 27Villanova*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 33–2
November 3North Carolina*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 20–6
November 10vs. Ole Miss
W 34–0
November 24at KentuckyNo. 14
W 14–0
December 1VanderbiltNo. 17
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 45–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Walter SlaterBack337Philadelphia Eagles
Jim VugrinGuard26241Chicago Cardinals
Bob LongBack26268Philadelphia Eagles

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. "1946 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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