1952 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Texas, L 0–16 | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 8 |
AP | No. 8 |
1952 record | 8–2–1 (5–0–1 SEC) |
Head coach | Robert Neyland |
Home stadium | Shields-Watkins Field |
Seasons |
1952 SEC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#2 Georgia Tech † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Tennessee | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#9 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#15 Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#20 Kentucky | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1952 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1952 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 21st and final year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins, two losses and one tie (8–2–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SEC). They concluded the season with a loss against Texas in the 1953 Cotton Bowl Classic.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 27 | at Mississippi State | #6 | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 14–7 | ||||
October 4* | at #10 Duke | #11 | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | L 0–7 | ||||
October 11* | Chattanooga | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 26–6 | |||||
October 16 | #18 Alabama | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) | W 20–0 | |||||
October 25* | Wofford | #13 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 50–0 | ||||
November 1* | North Carolina | #12 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 41–14 | ||||
November 8 | at LSU | #8 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 22–3 | ||||
November 15† | #18 Florida | #7 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) | W 26–12 | ||||
November 22 | Kentucky | #7 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) | T 14–14 | ||||
November 29 | at Vanderbilt | #9 | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 46–0 | ||||
January 1, 1953* | vs. #10 Texas | #8 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | NBC | L 0–16 | |||
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
- Reference:[1]
Team players drafted into in the NFL[]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Doug Atkins | Tackle | 1 | 11 | Cleveland Browns |
Frank Holohan | Tackle | 10 | 114 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jim Haslam | Tackle | 24 | 283 | Green Bay Packers |
Ed Morgan | Back | 24 | 284 | San Francisco 49ers |
John Michels | Guard | 25 | 297 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Pat Shires | Back | 29 | 339 | Washington Redskins |
Andy Myers | Guard | 30 | 358 | Cleveland Browns |
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 10, 2012.
Specific
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 121
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
- ↑ "1953 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1953/draft.htm?redir. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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