1944 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1944 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1944 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach John Barnhill, in his third year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SEC), and concluded the season with a loss against USC in the 1945 Rose Bowl.
| 1944 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 12 |
| 1944 record | 7–1–1 (5–0–1 SEC) |
| Head coach | John Barnhill (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Shields–Watkins Field |
| 1944 Southeastern Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Georgia Tech $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Tennessee | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 30 | Kentucky |
| W 26–13 | ||
| October 7 | vs. Ole Miss | W 20–7 | |||
| October 14 | Florida | No. 15 |
| W 40–0 | |
| October 21 | Alabama | No. 17 |
| T 0–0 | 32,000 |
| October 28 | Clemson* | No. 19 |
| W 26–7 | |
| November 4 | at LSU | No. 16 | W 13–0 | ||
| November 18 | Temple* | No. 17 |
| W 27–14 | |
| November 25 | at Kentucky | No. 15 | W 21–7 | ||
| January 1 | vs. No. 7 USC | No. 12 | L 0–25 | 91,000 | |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Bob Dobelstein | Guard | 4 | 28 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Casey Stephenson | Back | 7 | 65 | Green Bay Packers |
| Dick Huffman | Tackle | 9 | 81 | Cleveland Rams |
| Art Brandau | Center | 10 | 89 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Roy Cross | End | 10 | 90 | Brooklyn Tigers |
| Billy Bevis | Back | 12 | 119 | New York Giants |
| Jim Chadwell | Tackle | 23 | 240 | New York Giants |
| Russ Morrow | Center | 24 | 247 | Detroit Lions |
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References
General
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
Specific
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 120
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
- "1945 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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