1926 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

1926 Tennessee Volunteers football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 8–1 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Robert Neyland (1st season)

Offensive scheme| Single-wing
Captain| Billy Harkness
Home stadium| Shields–Watkins Field

Seasons

<- 1925

1927 ->

1926 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 7 Alabama $  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
Tennessee | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Vanderbilt | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
South Carolina | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Georgia | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Virginia | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
VPI | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Washington and Lee | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Georgia Tech | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
North Carolina | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Auburn | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
LSU | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Ole Miss | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Mississippi A&M | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
VMI | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Tulane | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Maryland | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Clemson | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Florida | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 2
Kentucky | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
NC State | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Sewanee | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1926 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his first year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1926 Vols won eight and lost one game (8–1 overall, 5–1 in the SoCon). They won their first seven games of the season before losing to in-state rival, Vanderbilt. Tennessee outscored their opponents 151 to 34 and posted five shutouts.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 25| Carson–Newman*|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN

| W 13–0| [1]
October 2| North Carolina|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN

| W 34–0| [2]
October 9| at LSU|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 14–7| [3]
October 16| Maryville (TN)*|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN

| W 6–0| [4]
October 23| Centre*|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN

| W 30–7| [5]
October 30| at Mississippi A&M|

* Scott Field
* Starkville, MS

| W 33–0| [6]
November 6| Sewanee|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN

| W 12–0| [7]
November 13| at Vanderbilt|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| L 3–20| [8]
November 25| Kentucky|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| W 6–0| [9]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "Tennessee defeats Carson–Newman 13 to 0". The Knoxville Journal. September 26, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Tar Heels humiliated by Volunteers, 34–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 3, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Tennessee Volunteers defeat Louisiana State University Tigers". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Volunteers hard pushed for 6 to 0 win". The Knoxville Journal. October 17, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Colonels lose to Vols by 30–7". The Courier-Journal. October 24, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Tennessee holds A. and M. helpless". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tennessee defeats Sewanee". The Chattanooga Times. November 7, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Spears carries Vandy to 20–3 win over Vols". The Tennessean. November 14, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Vols beat Wildcats, 6 to 0". The Lexington Herald. November 26, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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Venues|

* Baseball Park (1892–1893)
* Fountain City Park (1894)
* Baldwin Park (1895–1900, 1902–1905)
* Chilhowee Park (1901, 1907)
* Baker-Himel Park (1906)
* Waite Field (1908–1920)
* Neyland Stadium (1921–present)

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