1937 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 8 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Auburn 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 2 – 3
Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Florida 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Tulane 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Georgia 1 – 2 – 2 6 – 3 – 2
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Kentucky 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1937 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 11th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1 overall, 4–3 in the SEC). The team had the most ever punts per game of 13.9

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Wake Forest*
W 32–07,500[1]
October 2VPI*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 27–010,000[2]
October 9at Duke*
T 0–039,000[3]
October 16Alabama
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1425,000[4]
October 23Sewanee
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 32–04,000[5]
October 30Georgia
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 32–017,000[6]
November 6at AuburnNo. 15
L 7–2018,000[7]
November 13Vanderbiltdagger
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1323,000[8]
November 25at Kentucky
W 13–015,000[9]
December 4vs. Ole Miss
W 32–010,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Tennessee bowls over Deacs, 32–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 26, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tennessee tramples Virginia Tech, 27 to 0". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 3, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Duke and Tennessee play 0–0 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tide power crushes Vols 14 to 7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 17, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Coffman scores three times as Vols beat Sewanee". The Knoxville Journal. October 24, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia crumbles under Vol power, 32 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers overwhelm Vols, 20 to 7". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vanderbilt bests Tennessee, 13–7". Nashville Banner. November 14, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tennessee, not over-eating makes it tough holiday for Kentucky fans". The Lexington Leader. November 26, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cafego stars as Vols win, 32–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 5, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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