1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1928 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1928 record	9–0–1 (6–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Robert Neyland (3rd season)
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field
Seasons

1928 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgia Tech †	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Florida	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech	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 State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	2
Virginia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Washington & Lee	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion

The 1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1928 college 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27, 1928*	Maryville	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 41–0
October 6, 1928*	Centre	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 41–7
October 13, 1928	Ole Miss	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 13–12
October 20, 1928	at Alabama	Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, AL (Third Saturday in October)	W 15–13
October 27, 1928†	[[{{{school}}}|Washington & Lee]]	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 26–7
November 3, 1928*	Carson–Newman	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 57–0
November 10, 1928	Sewanee	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 32–0
November 17, 1928	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 6–0
November 29, 1928	Kentucky	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	T 0–0
December 8, 1928	Florida	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	W 13–12
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.

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External links

• 1928 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference