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1944 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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The 1944 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1944 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach John Barnhill, in his third year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SEC), and concluded the season with a loss against USC in the 1945 Rose Bowl.

APNo. 12
Record7–1–1 (5–0–1 SEC)
Headcoach
Quick facts Tennessee Volunteers football, Rose Bowl, L 0–25 vs. USC ...
1944 Tennessee Volunteers football
In a photo published by the Knoxville Journal in 1944, the Volunteers' Buster Stephens (left) makes a 30-yard touchdown run in an informal game against Carson–Newman University.
Rose Bowl, L 0–25 vs. USC
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12
Record7–1–1 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1942
1945 →
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1944 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. T–13 Georgia Tech $4–0–08–3–0
No. 12 Tennessee5–0–17–1–1
Georgia4–2–07–3–0
Alabama3–1–25–2–2
Mississippi State3–2–06–2–0
LSU2–3–12–5–1
Ole Miss2–3–02–6–0
Tulane1–2–04–3–0
Kentucky1–5–03–6–0
Florida0–3–04–3–0
Auburn0–4–04–4–0
Vanderbilt0–0–03–0–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30KentuckyW 26–1315,000[1]
October 7vs. Ole MissW 20–715,000[2]
October 14FloridaNo. 15
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 40–08,000[3]
October 21AlabamadaggerNo. 17
T 0–032,000[4]
October 28Clemson*No. 19
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 26–711,000[5]
November 4at LSUNo. 16W 13–022,000[6]
November 18Temple*daggerNo. 17
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 27–1415,000[7]
November 25at KentuckyNo. 15W 21–7[8]
January 1vs. No. 7 USCNo. 12L 0–2591,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
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Poll12345678Final
AP15т (1)1719т161817151012
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Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bob DobelsteinGuard428Chicago Cardinals
Casey StephensonBack765Green Bay Packers
Dick HuffmanTackle981Cleveland Rams
Art BrandauCenter1089Pittsburgh Steelers
Roy CrossEnd1090Brooklyn Tigers
Billy BevisBack12119New York Giants
Jim ChadwellTackle23240New York Giants
Russ MorrowCenter24247Detroit Lions
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