1933 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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The 1933 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1933 college football season. Robert Neyland served his eighth year as head coach of the Volunteers. This was the first year that the Vols played in the newly formed Southeastern Conference.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SEC)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeSingle-wing
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1933 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainTalmadge Maples
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 â†’
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1933 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Alabama $5–0–17–1–1
LSU3–0–27–0–3
Georgia3–1–08–2–0
Tennessee5–2–07–3–0
Tulane4–2–16–3–1
Auburn2–2–05–5–0
Ole Miss2–2–16–3–2
Vanderbilt2–2–24–3–3
Florida2–3–05–3–1
Kentucky2–3–05–5–0
Georgia Tech2–5–05–5–0
Mississippi State1–5–13–6–1
Sewanee0–6–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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On October 21, Tennessee suffered a 12–6 defeat at Shields–Watkins Field to Alabama, snapping a 55-game winning streak at home that dated back to a win over Emory and Henry on October 3, 1925. This was also Tennessee's first homecoming loss. A week earlier, the Volunteers lost to Duke in Durham, North Carolina, 10–2. It was Tennessee's first defeat since a loss on October 18, 1930, to Alabama. Between those two losses, Tennessee, compiled a record of 26–0–2.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30VPI*
W 27–015,000[1]
October 7Mississippi State
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 20–0[2]
October 14at Duke*
L 2–1022,000[3]
October 21Alabamadagger
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 6–1325,000[4]
October 28Florida
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 13–6[5]
November 4at George Washington*
W 13–025,000[6]
November 11Ole Miss
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 35–612,000[7]
November 18Vanderbilt
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 33–620,000[8]
November 30at Kentucky
W 27–0[9]
December 9at LSU
L 0–715,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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