Year: | 1948 |
Team: | Tennessee Volunteers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Short Conf: | SEC |
Record: | 4–4–2 |
Conf Record: | 2–3–1 |
Head Coach: | Robert Neyland |
Hc Year: | 17th |
Off Scheme: | Single-wing |
Stadium: | Shields–Watkins Field |
The 1948 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1948 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 17th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and two ties (4–4–2 overall, 2–3–1 in the SEC).
Tennessee was ranked at No. 29 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]
See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club | |
Al Russas | End | 13 | 122 | Detroit Lions | |
Bob Lund | Back | 14 | 141 | Philadelphia Eagles |