1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

1928 Tennessee Volunteers football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 9–0–1 (6–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Robert Neyland (3rd season)

Offensive scheme| Single-wing
Captain| Roy Witt
Home stadium| Shields–Watkins Field

Seasons

<- 1927

1929 ->

1928 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Tennessee | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
Florida | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
VPI | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Alabama | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
LSU | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Clemson | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Vanderbilt | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Tulane | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Ole Miss | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
North Carolina | 2  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 2
Kentucky | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
South Carolina | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
Maryland | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
VMI | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 2
Georgia | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
NC State | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Mississippi A&M | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
Virginia | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Washington and Lee | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Sewanee | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Auburn | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1928 Southern Conference football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his third year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1928 Vols won nine, lost zero and tied one game (9–0–1 overall, 6–0–1 in the SoCon). The only blemish on their schedule was a scoreless tie with Kentucky. Tennessee outscored their opponents 249 to 51 and posted five shutouts.

On November 17, Tennessee beat in-state rival Vanderbilt for the first time since 1916. Before 1928, Vanderbilt held a strong advantage over the Volunteers with a record of 18-2-3 in the first 23 meetings between the two school. Since 1928, Tennessee has dominated the rivalry.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 29| Maryville (TN)*|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN

| W 41–0| [1]
October 6| Centre*|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN

| W 41–7| [2]
October 13| Ole Miss|

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

| W 13–12| [3]
October 20| at Alabama|

* Denny Field
* Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)

| W 15–13| [4][5]
October 27| Washington and Lee|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN

| W 26–7| [6]
November 3| Carson–Newman*|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN

| W 57–0| [7]
November 10| Sewanee|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN

| W 37–0| [8]
November 17| at Vanderbilt|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| W 6–0| [9]
November 29| Kentucky|

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

| T 0–0| [10]
December 8| Florida|

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

| W 13–12| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## Players[edit]

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Number  | Player  | Position  | Games
started  | Hometown  | Prep school  | Height  | Weight  | Age

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25 | Herc Alley | end
29 | L. Philip Beene | tackle
31 | Fritz Brandt | end |  | Erwin, Tennessee
50 | M. Corbett | end
37 | Jim Finney | center
21 | Ben Fuller | guard
39 | Houston Herndon | end
26 | Paul Hug | end |  | Kingsport, Tennessee | Kingsport High |  | 172
35 | Bo Hundley | tackle
20 | L. B. "Farmer" Johnson | guard
13 | Howard Johnson | tackle
22 | James G. Johnston | tackle
48 | Kinnane | end
33 | Ted Lowe | end
36 | Harry Meyer | tackle
35 | Moss | guard
23 | Louis Roberts | center
32 | Stringer | center
34 | Conrad Templeton | guard
24 | Harry Thayer | tackle
27 | Arthur Tripp | guard
43 | George Wiggs | center

### Backfield[edit]

Number  | Player  | Position  | Games
started  | Hometown  | Prep school  | Height  | Weight  | Age

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62 | Edwin Corbett | halfback
52 | Quinn Decker | halfback |  | Knoxville, Tennessee | Central High |
17 | Bobby Dodd | quarterback |  | Kingsport, Tennessee | Kingsport High | 6'1" | 170
12 | Hugh Faust | halfback |  | Knoxville, Tennessee | Central High |
15 | Buddy Hackman | halfback |  | Nashville, Tennessee | Hume-Fogg H. S. | 5'11" | 175 |
16 | Amos Horner | fullback
44 | Pal McAdams | halfback
28 | Gene McEver | halfback |  | Bristol, Virginia | Bristol High | 5'10" | 185
18 | McGehee | fullback
38 | Charles Reineke | quarterback
49 | Carl Reischling | halfback
19 | Vincent Tudor | quarterback
14 | Roy Witt | quarterback

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "McEver "Big Noise" in Vols' 41–0 triumph". The Knoxville Journal. September 30, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Tennessee employs varies attack to beat Centre, 41–7". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Hazel's men turned back by 13 to 12 score in fast game at Knoxville Saturday". The Clarion-Ledger. October 14, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Vols triumph over Alabama, 15–13". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 21, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Tide upset by Vols, 15–13". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Washington and Lee loses to strong Tennessee eleven by count of 26 to 7". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 28, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Vols crush Carson–Newman, 57–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 4, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Tennessee whips Sewanee Tiger, 37–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 11, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Vanderbilt beaten 6–0". Nashville Banner. November 18, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.co8m.
10. ^ "Kentucky holds Tennessee to 0–0 tie". The Lexington Herald. November 30, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Tennessee upsets Florida". Manitowoc Herald-Times. December 10, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved August 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "The Tennessee Football Programs: 1928 Football Program - UT vs Washington & Lee". Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2015.

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* Baseball Park (1892–1893)
* Fountain City Park (1894)
* Baldwin Park (1895–1900, 1902–1905)
* Chilhowee Park (1901, 1907)
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