1939 Tennessee Volunteers football team: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Nickknx865 (talk | contribs)
Created page with '{{NCAATeamFootballSeason |Year=1939 |Team=Tennessee Volunteers |Image=UTVolunteers.png |ImageSize= |Conference=Southeastern Conference |Division= |Sho...'
 
Nickknx865 (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Line 21: Line 21:
|BowlTourneyResult= L, 0-14 vs. [[USC Trojans football|USC]]
|BowlTourneyResult= L, 0-14 vs. [[USC Trojans football|USC]]
}}
}}
The Tennessee Volunteers that year, coming off a national championship, started off #5 in the country. This was the second of three consecutive teams that [[Robert Neyland]] lead to an undefeated record in the regular season, but the team's 23 game winning streak would end in the Rose Bowl, with a 14-0 loss to the USC Trojans.

== Notable Acheivements ==

The 1939 Vols were a notable squad, as the last team in NCAA history to go undefeated, untied, and unscored upon in the regular season.

The Vols had two All-American performers that year. George Cafego, a single wing halfback, and Ed Molinski, a guard.

== 1939 Schedule ==

<center>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[1939]] 10-1 (6-0 SEC) '''SEC Champions'''
! Date !! Opponent !! Result !!colspan="2"|Score !! Notes !!
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[September 29]] || @ [[North Carolina State]] || W || 13 || 0 || ||
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[October 7]] || vs. *[[Sewanee]] || W || 40 || 0 || ||
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[October 14]] || @ [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga|Chattanooga]] || W || 28 || 0 || ||
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[October 21]] || vs *[[University of Alabama|Alabama]] || W || 21 || 0 || ||
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[October 28]] || vs. [[Mercer University|Mercer]] || W || 17 || 0 || ||
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[November 4]] || @ *[[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] || W || 20 || 0 || ||
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[November 11]] || vs. [[The Citadel]] || W || 34 || 0 || ||
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[November 18]] || vs. *[[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]] || W || 13 || 0 || ||
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[November 30]] || @ *[[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]] || W || 19 || 0 || ||
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[December 9]] || vs. *[[Auburn University|Auburn]] || W || 7 || 0 || ||
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|[[January 1]]^ || vs. [[USC Trojans football|USC]] || L || 0 || 14 || @ [[Pasadena, CA]] • '''[[Rose Bowl]]''' ||
|-
|colspan="6"|*Conference Game • ^Played in 1939

|}</center>

Revision as of 16:47, 13 October 2008

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Ranking
APNo. 2

The Tennessee Volunteers that year, coming off a national championship, started off #5 in the country. This was the second of three consecutive teams that Robert Neyland lead to an undefeated record in the regular season, but the team's 23 game winning streak would end in the Rose Bowl, with a 14-0 loss to the USC Trojans.

Notable Acheivements

The 1939 Vols were a notable squad, as the last team in NCAA history to go undefeated, untied, and unscored upon in the regular season.

The Vols had two All-American performers that year. George Cafego, a single wing halfback, and Ed Molinski, a guard.

1939 Schedule

1939 10-1 (6-0 SEC) SEC Champions
Date Opponent Result Score Notes
September 29 @ North Carolina State W 13 0
October 7 vs. *Sewanee W 40 0
October 14 @ Chattanooga W 28 0
October 21 vs *Alabama W 21 0
October 28 vs. Mercer W 17 0
November 4 @ *LSU W 20 0
November 11 vs. The Citadel W 34 0
November 18 vs. *Vanderbilt W 13 0
November 30 @ *Kentucky W 19 0
December 9 vs. *Auburn W 7 0
January 1^ vs. USC L 0 14 @ Pasadena, CARose Bowl
*Conference Game • ^Played in 1939