1934 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Appearance
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 8–2 (5–1 SEC) |
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Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
Home stadium | Shields–Watkins Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Tulane + | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Alabama + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewanee | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1934 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1934 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his ninth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2 overall, 5–1 in the SEC).
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | Centre* | W 32–0 | 7,500 | [1] | |
October 5 | at North Carolina* | W 19–7 | [2] | ||
October 13 | Ole Miss |
| W 27–0 | 10,000 | [3] |
October 20 | at Alabama | L 6–13 | 18,000 | [4] | |
October 27 | Duke*![]() |
| W 14–6 | 20,000 | [5] |
November 3 | at Fordham* | L 12–13 | 25,000 | [6] | |
November 10 | Mississippi State |
| W 14–0 | 5,000 | [7] |
November 17 | at Vanderbilt | W 13–6 | 20,000 | [8] | |
November 29 | Kentucky |
| W 19–0 | 18,000 | [9] |
December 8 | LSU |
| W 19–13 | 18,000 | [10] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Centre no match for Tennessee; beaten 32–0". The Lexington Herald. September 30, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carolina loses". The News and Observer. October 7, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Phil Dickens leads Vols to 27–0 victory over Ole Miss". The Knoxville Journal. October 14, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee Vols fall before surging Crimson Tide, 13 to 6". The Knoxville Journal. October 21, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee bests Duke, 14–6". The News and Observer. October 28, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rams down Tennessee in last period". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 4, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dickens leads Vols to 14–0 victory over Mississippi State". The Knoxville Journal. November 11, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats lose to Tennessee by 19 to 0". The Lexington Leader. November 30, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee skirts ends to down Vanderbilt, 13–6". Nashville Banner. November 18, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols score in last 2 minutes to beat L.S.U." Monroe Morning World. December 9, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.