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1929 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–0–1 (6–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainHoward Johnson
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.10Tulane $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
    Tennessee 6 0 1 9 0 1
    North Carolina 7 1 0 9 1 0
    Florida 6 1 0 8 2 0
    Vanderbilt 5 1 0 7 2 0
    Kentucky 3 1 1 6 1 1
    Georgia 4 2 0 6 4 0
    VMI 4 2 0 8 2 0
    Duke 2 1 0 4 6 0
    LSU 3 2 0 6 3 0
    Alabama 4 3 0 6 3 0
    Clemson 3 3 0 8 3 0
    VPI 2 3 0 5 4 0
    Georgia Tech 3 5 0 3 6 0
    South Carolina 2 5 0 6 5 0
    Virginia 1 3 2 4 3 2
    Maryland 1 3 1 4 4 2
    Washington and Lee 1 4 1 3 5 1
    Ole Miss 0 4 2 1 6 2
    Mississippi A&M 0 3 1 1 5 2
    Sewanee 0 4 1 2 5 2
    NC State 0 5 0 1 8 0
    Auburn 0 7 0 2 7 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from Dickinson System

    The 1929 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1929 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins FieldinKnoxville, Tennessee. The 1928 Vols won nine, lost zero and tied one game (9–0–1 overall, 6–0–1 in the SoCon). In a virtual repeat of the previous year, a tie with Kentucky spoiled Tennessee's perfect season. Playing eight home games, the Volunteers outscored their opponents 330 to 13 and posted eight shutouts.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 28Centre*
  • Knoxville, TN
  • W 40–68,000[1]
    October 5atChattanooga*
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • W 20–010,000[2]
    October 12Ole Miss
    • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
  • W 52–7[3]
    October 19Alabamadagger
    • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
  • W 6–020,000[4][5]
    October 26atWashington and Lee
    • Maher Field
  • Roanoke, VA
  • W 39–0[6]
    November 2Auburn
    • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
  • W 27–0[7]
    November 9Carson–Newman*
    • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
  • W 73–0[8]
    November 16Vanderbilt
    • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
  • W 13–0[9]
    November 28atKentucky
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
  • T 6–620,000[10]
    December 7South Carolina
    • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
  • W 54–010,000[11]
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Players[edit]

    Line[edit]

    Number Player Position Games
    started
    Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    29 L. Philip Beene tackle
    31 Fritz Brandt end Erwin, Tennessee
    30 Herbert Brown guard
    33 James Clemmer end
    55 Oscar Derryberry tackle
    37 Jim Finney center
    21 Ben Fuller guard
    39 Houston Herndon end
    45 Herman Hickman guard Johnson City, Tennessee Baylor School 5'10" 225
    25 Laird Holt end
    26 Paul Hug end Kingsport High 172
    56 Bowen Hughes guard
    35 Bo Hundley tackle
    13 Howard Johnson tackle
    22 James G. Johnston tackle
    20 Eugene S. Mayer tackle
    47 David K. Mitchell center
    23 Louis Roberts center
    42 Ray Saunders tackle 6'0" 184
    54 Charles Talbot end
    34 Conrad Templeton guard
    24 Harry Thayer guard

    Backfield[edit]

    Number Player Position Games
    started
    Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    14 John Allen halfback
    52 Edwin Corbett halfback
    40 William G. Cox fullback
    13 Quinn Decker fullback
    16 Theodore Disney halfback
    17 Bobby Dodd quarterback Kingsport, Tennessee Kingsport High 6'1" 170
    12 Hugh Faust quarterback
    44 Charles Gillespie halfback
    15 Buddy Hackman halfback Nashville, Tennessee Hume-Fogg High 5'11" 175
    27 Paul D. Heydrick halfback
    18 Charles Kohlhase fullback
    44 Pal McAdams halfback
    28 Gene McEver halfback Bristol, Virginia Bristol High 5'10" 185
    46 Oliver McKeehan fullback
    38 Charles Reineke quarterback
    32 James Whitaker halfback

    [12]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "McEver leads Vols to 40–6 victory over Centre boys". The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tennessee's "Touchdown Twins" triumph over hard-fighting Moccasins, 20 to 0". The Chattanooga Times. October 6, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "M'ever leads Vols to 52–7 win over Ole Miss". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 13, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tennessee Volunteers defeat Alabama". The Knoxville Journal. October 20, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Vols set Alabama back". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tennessee easily defeats Generals in march toward conference championship". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 27, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Plainsmen make game stand but bow in mud, 27–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 3, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tennessee reserves defeat Carson–Newman eleven 73 to 0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 10, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tennessee ends Vandy's quest of title, 13 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Wildcats blast Vols' title hopes". The Lexington Herald. November 29, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tennessee whips Gamecocks, 54–0". The Greenville News. December 8, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "The Tennessee Football Programs: 1929 Football Program - UT vs Centre College". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2015.

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