1945 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1945 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 14
1945 record 8–1 (3–1 SEC)
Head coach John Barnhill
Home stadium Shields-Watkins Field
1945 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Alabama $ 6 0 0     10 0 0
#14 Tennessee 3 1 0     8 1 0
#15 LSU 5 2 0     7 2 0
#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

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 4th 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).

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 29 Wake Forest* Shields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN W 7–6    
October 6 William & Mary* Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 48–13    
October 13 Chattanooga* No. 18 Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 30–0    
October 20 at No. 6 Alabama Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October) L 7–25    
October 27 Villanova* Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 33–2    
November 3 North Carolina* Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 20–6    
November 10 at Ole Miss Crump StadiumMemphis, TN W 34–0    
November 24 at Kentucky No. 14 McLean StadiumLexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) W 14–0    
December 1 Vanderbiltdagger No. 17 Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 45–0    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Walter Slater Back 3 37 Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Vugrin Guard 26 241 Chicago Cardinals
Bob Long Back 26 268 Philadelphia Eagles

References

General

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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