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1926 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1926
team	Tennessee Volunteers
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	8–1
conf_record	5–1
head_coach	Robert Neyland
hc_year	1st
off_scheme	Single-wing
captain	Billy Harkness
stadium	Shields–Watkins Field

The 1926 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1926 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his first year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1926 Vols won eight and lost one game (8–1 overall, 5–1 in the SoCon). They won their first seven games of the season before losing to in-state rival, Vanderbilt. Tennessee outscored their opponents 151 to 34 and posted five shutouts.

Schedule

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References

(September 26, 1926). "Tennessee defeats Carson–Newman 13 to 0". The Knoxville Journal.
(October 3, 1926). "Tar Heels humiliated by Volunteers, 34–0". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(October 10, 1926). "Tennessee Volunteers defeat Louisiana State University Tigers". The Shreveport Times.
(October 17, 1926). "Volunteers hard pushed for 6 to 0 win". The Knoxville Journal.
(October 24, 1926). "Colonels lose to Vols by 30–7". The Courier-Journal.
(October 31, 1926). "Tennessee holds A. and M. helpless". The Clarion-Ledger.
(November 7, 1926). "Tennessee defeats Sewanee". The Chattanooga Times.
(November 14, 1926). "Spears carries Vandy to 20–3 win over Vols". The Tennessean.
(November 26, 1926). "Vols beat Wildcats, 6 to 0". The Lexington Herald.

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