1926 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1926 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1926 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his first year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1926 Vols won eight and lost one game (8–1 overall, 5–1 in the SoCon). They won their first seven games of the season before losing to in-state rival, Vanderbilt. Tennessee outscored their opponents 151 to 34 and posted five shutouts.

1926 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–1 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainBilly Harkness
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
1926 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 –0 –09 –0 –1
Tennessee 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Vanderbilt 4 –1 –08 –1 –0
South Carolina 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Georgia 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Virginia 4 –2 –16 –2 –2
VPI 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
Washington and Lee 3 –2 –14 –3 –2
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
North Carolina 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Auburn 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
LSU 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Ole Miss 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Mississippi A&M 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
VMI 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Tulane 2 –4 –03 –5 –1
Maryland 1 –3 –15 –4 –1
Clemson 1 –3 –02 –7 –0
Florida 1 –4 –12 –6 –2
Kentucky 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
NC State 0 –4 –04 –6 –0
Sewanee 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Carson–Newman*
W 13–0[1]
October 2North Carolina
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 34–0[2]
October 9at LSU
W 14–7[3]
October 16Maryville (TN)*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 6–0[4]
October 23Centre*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 30–7[5]
October 30at Mississippi A&M
W 33–0[6]
November 6Sewaneedagger
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 12–0[7]
November 13at Vanderbilt
L 3–20[8]
November 25Kentucky
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 6–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "Tennessee defeats Carson–Newman 13 to 0". The Knoxville Journal. September 26, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tar Heels humiliated by Volunteers, 34–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 3, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tennessee Volunteers defeat Louisiana State University Tigers". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Volunteers hard pushed for 6 to 0 win". The Knoxville Journal. October 17, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Colonels lose to Vols by 30–7". The Courier-Journal. October 24, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tennessee holds A. and M. helpless". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tennessee defeats Sewanee". The Chattanooga Times. November 7, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Spears carries Vandy to 20–3 win over Vols". The Tennessean. November 14, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vols beat Wildcats, 6 to 0". The Lexington Herald. November 26, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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