1950 Tennessee Volunteers football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=1950
Team=Tennessee Volunteers


ImageSize=
Conference=Southeastern Conference
Division=
ShortConference=SEC
CoachRank=
APRank=4
Record=11-1
ConfRecord=4-1
HeadCoach=Robert Neyland
OffCoach=
DefCoach=
OScheme=Single Wing
DScheme=Multiple
StadiumArena=Shields-Watkins Field
Champion=National Champions

BowlTourney= Cotton Bowl
BowlTourneyResult= W, 20-14 vs. Texas

General Robert Neyland led the Tennessee Volunteers football team to its second major national title and 3rd overall national title in school history. The Vols would lose only one game: a 0-7 upset at against Mississippi State. The Vols would beat higher ranked Kentucky and Texas en route to their 11-1 record. The national championship was recognized by CFRA and the Dunkel polling service.

Prominent Players

The 1950 team featured Hank Lauricella, the following season's Heisman Trophy runner up, and Doug Atkins, a future college football and NFL Hall of Fame performer. In addition, Guard Ted Daffer and Tackle Bill "Pug" Pearman were named as All Americans in 1950.

Schedule

CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = September 23
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 4
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Mississippi Southern
site_stadium = Shields-Watkins Field
site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
gamename =
tv = no
score = 56-0
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = September 30
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 4
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Mississippi State
site_stadium = Scott Field
site_cityst = Starkville, MS
gamename =
tv = no
score = 0-7
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = October 7
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time = no
rank =
away = yes
neutral =
opprank = 14
opponent = Duke
site_stadium = Duke Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv = no
score = 28-7
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = October 14
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 14
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Chattanooga
site_stadium = Shields-Watkins Field
site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
gamename =
tv = no
score = 41-0
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = October 21
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 18
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Alabama
site_stadium = Shields-Watkins Field
site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
gamename = Third Saturday in October
tv = no
score = 14-9
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = October 28
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 8
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Washington & Lee
site_stadium = Shields-Watkins Field
site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
gamename =
tv = no
score = 27-20
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = November 4
nonconf = yes
homecoming = yes
time = no
rank = 11
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = North Carolina
site_stadium = Shields-Watkins Field
site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
gamename =
tv = no
score = 16-0
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = November 11
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 11
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Tennessee Tech
site_stadium = Shields-Watkins Field
site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
gamename =
tv = no
score = 48-14
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = November 18
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 9
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Ole Miss
site_stadium = Shields-Watkins Field
site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
gamename =
tv = no
score = 35-0
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = November 25
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 9
away =
neutral =
opprank = 3
opponent = Kentucky
site_stadium = Shields-Watkins Field
site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
gamename =
tv = no
score = 7-0
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = December 2
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 4
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Vanderbilt
site_stadium = Dudley Field
site_cityst = Nashville, TN
gamename =
tv = no
score = 43-0
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = January 1
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 4
away =
neutral = yes
opprank = 3
opponent = Texas
site_stadium = Cotton Bowl
site_cityst = Dallas, TX
gamename = Cotton Bowl
tv = no
score = 20-14
overtime =

Sources

* 2006 Tennessee Volunteers Football Media Guide
* [http://www.utsports.com Offical School website]