1930 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1930 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1930 record	9–1 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Robert Neyland (5th season)
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field
Seasons

1930 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alabama §	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tulane §	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Duke	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
Vanderbilt	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Clemson	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Mississippi State	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
NC State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Auburn	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Washington & Lee	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
VMI	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions

The 1930 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1930 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1930 Vols won nine and lost one game (9–1 overall, 6–1 in the SoCon). The only loss of the season came on October 18 to eventual Rose Bowl champion, Alabama. Tennessee and Vanderbilt were the only teams to score against Alabama in 1930. The 1930 Volunteers team outscored their opponents 209 to 31 and posted seven shutouts

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27, 1930*	Maryville	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 54–0
October 4, 1930*	Centre	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 18–0
October 11, 1930	Ole Miss	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 27–0
October 18, 1930	at Alabama	Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Third Saturday in October)	L 6–18
October 25, 1930†	North Carolina	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 9–7
November 1, 1930	Clemson	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 27–0
November 8, 1930*	Carson–Newman	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 34–0
November 15, 1930	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 13–0
November 27, 1930	Kentucky	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	W 8–0
December 6, 1930	at Florida	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Rivalry)	W 13–6
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.

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External links

• 1930 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference