1946 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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The 1946 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1946 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 15th season (his first since the 1940 season, following his service in World War II), and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 5–0 in the SEC). They concluded the season as SEC champions and with a loss against Rice in the 1947 Orange Bowl.

APNo. 7
Record9–2 (5–0 SEC)
Headcoach
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1946 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 0–8 vs. Rice
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record9–2 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
 1945
1947 
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1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia +5001100
No. 7 Tennessee +500920
No. 8 LSU510911
No. 11 Georgia Tech420920
Mississippi State320820
Alabama430740
Vanderbilt340540
Kentucky230730
Tulane240370
Auburn150460
Ole Miss160270
Florida050090
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Georgia TechW 13–936,000[1]
October 5at Duke*W 12–742,000[2]
October 12Chattanooga*No. 8
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 47–722,000[3]
October 19No. 7 AlabamadaggerNo. 9
W 12–040,000[4]
October 26Wake Forest*No. 4
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 6–1925,000[5]
November 2No. 9 North Carolina*No. 10
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 20–1435,000[6]
November 9vs. Ole MissNo. 7W 18–1425,000[7]
November 16at Boston College*No. 8W 33–1338,000[8]
November 23KentuckyNo. 7
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 7–035,000[9]
November 30at VanderbiltNo. 8W 7–621,000[10]
January 1vs. No. 10 RiceNo. 7L 0–836,152[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP94 (6)107878 (1)7
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After the season

The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Volunteers were selected.[12]

More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position NFL club
973Max PartinBackLos Angeles Rams
15130Denny CrawfordTackleGreen Bay Packers
16139Billy GoldBackWashington Redskins
27246Bill HillmanBackDetroit Lions
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