1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1928 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–0–1 (6–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainRoy Witt
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 1 9 0 1
Florida 6 1 0 8 1 0
VPI 4 1 0 7 2 0
Alabama 6 2 0 6 3 0
LSU 3 1 1 6 2 1
Clemson 4 2 0 8 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 2 0 8 2 0
Tulane 3 3 1 6 3 1
Ole Miss 3 3 0 5 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 2 5 3 2
Kentucky 2 2 1 4 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 1 6 2 2
Maryland 2 3 1 6 3 1
VMI 2 3 1 5 3 2
Georgia 2 4 0 4 5 0
NC State 1 3 1 4 5 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0 2 4 2
Virginia 1 6 0 2 6 1
Washington and Lee 1 6 0 2 8 0
Sewanee 0 5 0 2 7 0
Auburn 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1928 Southern Conference football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his third year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1928 Vols won nine, lost zero and tied one game (9–0–1 overall, 6–0–1 in the SoCon). The only blemish on their schedule was a scoreless tie with Kentucky. Tennessee outscored their opponents 249 to 51 and posted five shutouts.

On November 17, Tennessee beat in-state rival Vanderbilt for the first time since 1916. Before 1928, Vanderbilt held a strong advantage over the Volunteers with a record of 18–2–3 in the first 23 meetings between the two school. Since 1928, Tennessee has dominated the rivalry.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29
Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
  • W 41–0[1]
    October 6Centre*W 41–7[2]
    October 13Ole Miss
    • Shields–Watkins Field
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    W 13–12[3]
    October 20at AlabamaW 15–13[4][5]
    October 27Washington and Leedagger
    • Shields–Watkins Field
    • Knoxville, TN
    W 26–7[6]
    November 3
    Carson–Newman*
    • Shields–Watkins Field
    • Knoxville, TN
    W 57–0[7]
    November 10Sewanee
    • Shields–Watkins Field
    • Knoxville, TN
    W 37–0[8]
    November 17at
    Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
  • W 6–0[9]
    November 29Kentucky
    • Shields–Watkins Field
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    T 0–0[10]
    December 8Florida
    • Shields–Watkins Field
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    W 13–12[11]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming

    Players

    Line

    Number Player Position Games
    started
    Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    25
    Herc Alley
    end
    29 L. Philip Beene tackle
    31 Fritz Brandt end Erwin, Tennessee
    50 M. Corbett end
    37 Jim Finney center
    21 Ben Fuller guard
    39 Houston Herndon end
    26 Paul Hug end Kingsport, Tennessee Kingsport High 172
    35 Bo Hundley tackle
    20 L. B. "Farmer" Johnson guard
    13 Howard Johnson tackle
    22 James G. Johnston tackle
    48 Kinnane end
    33 Ted Lowe end
    36 Harry Meyer tackle
    35 Moss guard
    23 Louis Roberts center
    32 Stringer center
    34 Conrad Templeton guard
    24 Harry Thayer tackle
    27 Arthur Tripp guard
    43 George Wiggs center

    Backfield

    Number Player Position Games
    started
    Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    62 Edwin Corbett halfback
    52 Quinn Decker halfback Knoxville, Tennessee Central High
    17 Bobby Dodd quarterback Kingsport, Tennessee Kingsport High 6'1" 170
    12 Hugh Faust halfback Knoxville, Tennessee Central High
    15 Buddy Hackman halfback Nashville, Tennessee Hume-Fogg H. S. 5'11" 175
    16 Amos Horner fullback
    44 Pal McAdams halfback
    28 Gene McEver halfback Bristol, Virginia Bristol High 5'10" 185
    18 McGehee fullback
    38 Charles Reineke quarterback
    49 Carl Reischling halfback
    19 Vincent Tudor quarterback
    14 Roy Witt quarterback

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