The 1947 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1947 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 16th year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5 overall, 2–3 in the SEC).
Schedule[]
| Date
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Opponent#
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Rank#
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Site
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Result
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Attendance
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| September 27
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at Georgia Tech
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Grant Field • Atlanta, GA
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L 0–27
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| October 1*†
|
Duke
|
|
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN
|
L 7–19
|
|
| October 11*
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Chattanooga
|
|
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN
|
W 26–7
|
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| October 18
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at Alabama
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|
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)
|
L 0–10
|
|
| October 25*
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Tennessee Tech
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|
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN
|
W 49–0
|
|
| November 1*
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at North Carolina
|
|
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
|
L 6–20
|
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| November 8
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at Ole Miss
|
|
Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN
|
L 13–43
|
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| November 15*
|
Boston College
|
|
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN
|
W 38–13
|
|
| November 22
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at Kentucky
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|
McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)
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W 13–6
|
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| November 29
|
Vanderbilt
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|
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN
|
W 12–7
|
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| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
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Team players drafted into in the NFL[]
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