1949 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1949 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 17
1949 record	7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Robert Neyland
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field
Seasons

1949 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulane †	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
#11 Kentucky	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#17 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#9 LSU	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	2			2	–	4	–	3
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Florida	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Georgia	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1949 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 18th year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, two losses and one tie (7–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	Mississippi State		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 10–0
October 1*	Duke		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 7–21
October 8*	Chattanooga		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 39–7
October 15	at Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	T 7–7
October 22*	Tennessee Tech		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 36–6
October 29*	at #13 North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 35–6
November 5†	Georgia Tech	#14	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 13–30
November 12	at Ole Miss		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 35–7
November 19	at #11 Kentucky		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	W 6–0
November 26	Vanderbilt	#18	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 26–20
*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
Norm Messeroll	Tackle	15	185	New York Yankees

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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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