1937 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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The 1937 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1937 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 11th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1 overall, 4–3 in the SEC). The team had the most ever punts per game of 13.9

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–3 SEC)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeSingle-wing
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1937 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 â†’
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1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Alabama $6–0–09–1–0
No. 8 LSU5–1–09–2–0
Auburn4–1–26–2–3
Vanderbilt4–2–07–2–0
Mississippi State3–2–05–4–1
Georgia Tech3–2–16–3–1
Tennessee4–3–06–3–1
Florida3–4–04–7–0
Tulane2–3–15–4–1
Georgia1–2–26–3–2
Ole Miss0–4–04–5–1
Kentucky0–5–04–6–0
Sewanee0–6–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Wake Forest*
W 32–07,500[1]
October 2VPI*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 27–010,000[2]
October 9at Duke*
T 0–039,000[3]
October 16Alabama
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1425,000[4]
October 23Sewanee
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 32–04,000[5]
October 30Georgia
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 32–017,000[6]
November 6at AuburnNo. 15
L 7–2018,000[7]
November 13Vanderbiltdagger
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1323,000[8]
November 25at Kentucky
W 13–015,000[9]
December 4vs. Ole Miss
W 32–010,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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