1934 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2019 1934 Tennessee Volunteers football Southeastern Conference SEC 8–2 5–1 Robert Neyland 9th Single-wing Shields–Watkins Field The 1934 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1934 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his ninth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2 overall, 5–1 in the SEC). Schedule Central September 29 2:30 p.m. w y Centre Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 32–0 7,500 Thomson Marvin Vols Open Grid Season Today With Centre On Muddy Field https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-journal/178083143/ The Knoxville Journal Knoxville, Tennessee September 29, 1934 8–9 August 3, 2025 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83036726/centre-no-match-for-tennessee-beaten-32/ The Lexington Herald Centre no match for Tennessee; beaten 32–0 September 30, 1934 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 5 w y y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 19–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83036904/carolina-loses/ The News and Observer Carolina loses October 7, 1934 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 13 w Ole Miss rivalry Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 27–0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83037068/phil-dickens-leads-vols-to-270-victory/ The Knoxville Journal Phil Dickens leads Vols to 27–0 victory over Ole Miss October 14, 1934 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 20 l y Alabama Legion Field Birmingham, AL rivalry 6–13 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71714552/tennessee-vols-fall-before-surging/ The Knoxville Journal Tennessee Vols fall before surging Crimson Tide, 13 to 6 October 21, 1934 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 27 w y y Duke Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 14–6 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83037287/tennessee-bests-duke-146/ The News and Observer Tennessee bests Duke, 14–6 October 28, 1934 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 3 l y y Fordham Polo Grounds New York, NY 12–13 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83037532/rams-down-tennessee-in-last-period/ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Rams down Tennessee in last period November 4, 1934 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 10 w Mississippi State Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 14–0 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83037696/dickens-leads-vols-to-140-victory-over/ The Knoxville Journal Dickens leads Vols to 14–0 victory over Mississippi State November 11, 1934 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 17 w y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 13–6 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83037949/tennessee-skirts-ends-to-down-vanderbilt/ The Lexington Leader Wildcats lose to Tennessee by 19 to 0 November 30, 1934 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 29 w Kentucky Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN rivalry 19–0 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83038271/wildcats-lose-to-tennessee-by-19-to-0/ Nashville Banner Tennessee skirts ends to down Vanderbilt, 13–6 November 18, 1934 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com December 8 w LSU Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 19–13 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83038430/vols-score-in-last-2-minutes-to-beat-ls/ Monroe Morning World Vols score in last 2 minutes to beat L.S.U. December 9, 1934 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com References Tennessee Category:Tennessee Volunteers football seasons Tennessee Volunteers football