1947 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2019 1947 Tennessee Volunteers football Southeastern Conference SEC 5–5 2–3 Robert Neyland 16th Single-wing Shields–Watkins Field The 1947 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1947 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 16th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5 overall, 2–3 in the SEC). Tennessee was ranked at No. 46 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1947 AP y September 27 l y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 0–27 40,000 Dodd Had Tech Ready; Vols Never in Game The Atlanta Constitution Ralph McGill September 28, 1947 1, 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28510241/dodd_had_tech_ready_vols_never_in_game/ Newspapers.com October 1 l y y Duke Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 7–19 40,000 Duke Humbles Tennessee 19-7 The Nashville Tennessean October 5, 1947 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28396040/duke_humbles_tennessee_197/ Newspapers.com October 11 w y Chattanooga Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 26–7 20,000 Tennessee Plays Like Vols Of Old In Win Over Chattanooga The Jackson Sun October 12, 1947 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28354928/tennessee_plays_like_vols_of_old_in_win/ Newspapers.com October 18 l y Alabama Legion Field Birmingham, AL Third Saturday in October 0–10 32,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98739714/gilmer-passes-tide-to-victory-over-vola/ The Miami News Gilmer passes Tide to victory over Vols, 10–0 October 19, 1947 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com October 25 w y 1947 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 49–0 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98739836/volunteers-smother-tennessee-tech-490/ The Jackson Sun Volunteers smother Tennessee Tech, 49–0 October 26, 1947 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com November 1 l y y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 6–20 41,000 Tar Heels Roll To 20-6 Triumph Over Tennessee The Daily Tar Heel Bob Goldwater November 2, 1947 1, 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28505987/tar_heels_roll_to_206_triumph_over/ Newspapers.com November 8 l y Ole Miss rivalry Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 13–43 28,000 Ole Miss Mauls Vols 43-13: Rebels Hand Neyland Worst Defeat of Career The Nashville Tennessean Ed Harris November 9, 1947 1C, 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28563385/ole_miss_mauls_vols_4313_rebels_hand/ Newspapers.com November 15 w y Boston College Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 38–13 20,000 Rejuvenated Vols Hammer BC Eagles 38-13 The Nashville Tennessean Bill Shirley November 16, 1947 1C, 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28632986/rejuvenated_vols_hammer_bc_eagles_3813/ Newspapers.com November 22 w y Kentucky McLean Stadium Lexington, KY rivalry 13–6 25,000 Neyland Jinx On Cats Continues As Tennessee Sinks Kentucky 13-6 With 4th Period Score The Courier-Journal Larry Boeck November 23, 1947 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28202250/neyland_jinx_on_cats_continues_as/ Newspapers.com November 29 w Vanderbilt Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN rivalry 12–7 40,000 Vandy Bows 12-7 To U-T's Power The Nashville Tennessean Raymond Johnson November 30, 1947 1, 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28597703/vandy_bows_127_to_uts_power/ Newspapers.com Team players drafted into the NFL Tennessee Volunteers Player Position Round Pick NFL club Jim Powell End 30 285 Chicago Cardinals https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1948/draft.htm?redir 1948 NFL Draft Pro-Football-Reference.com March 10, 2012 References Tennessee Category:Tennessee Volunteers football seasons Tennessee Volunteers football