1926 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1926 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1926 record	8–1 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Robert Neyland (1st season)
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field
Seasons

1926 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alabama †	8	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
Tennessee	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Virginia	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Virginia Tech	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Washington & 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 State	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

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25, 1926*	Carson–Newman	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 13–0
October 2, 1926	North Carolina	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 34–0
October 9, 1926	at LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 14–7
October 15, 1926*	Maryville	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 33–0
October 23, 1926*	Centre	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 30–7
October 30, 1926	at Mississippi A&M	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	W 33–0
November 6, 1926†	Sewanee	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 12–0
November 13, 1926	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 3–20
November 25, 1926	Kentucky	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	W 6–0
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.

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External links

• 1926 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference