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1945 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 14
1945 record8–1 (3–1 SEC)
Head coachJohn Barnhill
Home stadiumShields-Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 SEC football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Alabama 6 0 0     10 0 0
#14 Tennessee 3 1 0     8 1 0
#15 LSU 5 2 0     7 2 0
#18 Georgia 4 2 0     9 2 0
Ole Miss 3 3 0     4 5 0
Georgia Tech 2 2 0     4 6 0
Mississippi State 2 3 0     6 3 0
Auburn 2 3 0     5 5 0
Vanderbilt 2 4 0     3 6 0
Florida 1 3 1     4 5 1
Tulane 1 3 1     2 6 1
Kentucky 0 5 0     2 8 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1945 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1945 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach John Barnhill, in his 4th year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and one loss (8–1 overall, 3–1 in the SEC).

Schedule[]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 29* Wake Forest Shields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN W 7–6    
October 6* William & Mary Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 48–13    
October 13* Chattanooga #18 Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 30–0    
October 20 at #6 Alabama Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October) L 7–25    
October 27* Villanova Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 33–2    
November 3* North Carolina Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 20–6    
November 10 at Ole Miss Crump StadiumMemphis, TN W 34–0    
November 24 at Kentucky #14 McLean StadiumLexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) W 14–0    
December 1† Vanderbilt #17 Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 45–0    
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players drafted into in the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Walter Slater Back 3 37 Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Vugrin Guard 26 241 Chicago Cardinals
Bob Long Back 26 268 Philadelphia Eagles

References[]

General

Specific

  1. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 121
  2. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
  3. "1946 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1946/draft.htm?redir. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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