1948 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1948 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1948 record	4–4–2 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Robert Neyland
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field
Seasons

1948 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 Georgia †	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#15 Ole Miss	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#13 Tulane	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#12 Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Florida	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1948 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 17th year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and two ties (4–4–2 overall, 2–3–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Mississippi State		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 6–21
October 4*	at Duke		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	T 7–7
October 9*	Chattanooga	#20	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 26–0
October 16†	Alabama		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	W 21–6
October 23*	Tennessee Tech		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 41–0
October 30*	#3 North Carolina		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 7–14
November 6	at #6 Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 13–6
November 13	Ole Miss	#18	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 13–16
November 20	Kentucky		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	T 0–0
November 29	at #15 Vanderbilt		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 6–28
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Al Russas	End	13	122	Detroit Lions
Bob Lund	Back	14	141	Philadelphia Eagles

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References

General

• (PDF) 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tenn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011_record_book.pdf. Retrieved March 11, 2012.

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