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1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1928
team	Tennessee Volunteers
sport	football
image	1928_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team.jpg
caption	A group photo of the 1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	9–0–1
conf_record	6–0–1
head_coach	Robert Neyland
hc_year	3rd
off_scheme	Single-wing
captain	Roy Witt
stadium	Shields–Watkins Field

The 1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1928 Southern Conference football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his third year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1928 Vols won nine, lost zero and tied one game (9–0–1 overall, 6–0–1 in the SoCon). The only blemish on their schedule was a scoreless tie with Kentucky. Tennessee outscored their opponents 249 to 51 and posted five shutouts.

On November 17, Tennessee beat in-state rival Vanderbilt for the first time since 1916. Before 1928, Vanderbilt held a strong advantage over the Volunteers with a record of 18–2–3 in the first 23 meetings between the two school. Since 1928, Tennessee has dominated the rivalry.

Schedule

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Players

Line

43	George Wiggs	center

Backfield

14	Roy Witt	quarterback

References

(September 30, 1928). "McEver "Big Noise" in Vols' 41–0 triumph". The Knoxville Journal.
Godwin, Frank. (October 6, 1928). "Vols Clash With Praying Colonels Here Today". [[The Knoxville Journal]].
(October 7, 1928). "Tennessee employs varies attack to beat Centre, 41–7". The Courier-Journal.
(October 14, 1928). "Hazel's men turned back by 13 to 12 score in fast game at Knoxville Saturday". The Clarion-Ledger.
(October 21, 1928). "Vols triumph over Alabama, 15–13". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
(October 21, 1928). "Tide upset by Vols, 15–13". The Birmingham News.
(October 28, 1928). "Washington and Lee loses to strong Tennessee eleven by count of 26 to 7". Richmond Times Dispatch.
(November 4, 1928). "Vols crush Carson–Newman, 57–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
(November 11, 1928). "Tennessee whips Sewanee Tiger, 37–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
(November 18, 1928). "Vanderbilt beaten 6–0". Nashville Banner.
(November 30, 1928). "Kentucky holds Tennessee to 0–0 tie". The Lexington Herald.
(December 10, 1928). "Tennessee upsets Florida". Manitowoc Herald-Times.
"The Tennessee Football Programs: 1928 Football Program - UT vs Washington & Lee".

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