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1946 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1946 Tennessee Volunteers football
UT Volunteers logo.svg
SEC co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 0–8 vs. Rice
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 7
1946 record 9–2 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach Robert Neyland (15th year)
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Home stadium Shields-Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Georgia + 5 0 0     11 0 0
#7 Tennessee + 5 0 0     9 2 0
#8 LSU 5 1 0     9 1 1
#11 Georgia Tech 4 2 0     9 2 0
Mississippi State 3 2 0     8 2 0
Alabama 4 3 0     7 4 0
Vanderbilt 3 4 0     5 4 0
Kentucky 2 3 0     7 3 0
Tulane 2 4 0     3 7 0
Auburn 1 5 0     4 6 0
Ole Miss 1 6 0     2 7 0
Florida 0 5 0     0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1946 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 15th year, and first since the 1940 season, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 5–0 in the SEC). They concluded the season as SEC champions and with a loss against Rice in the 1947 Orange Bowl.

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