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1930 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1930
team	Tennessee Volunteers
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	9–1
conf_record	6–1
head_coach	Robert Neyland
hc_year	5th
off_scheme	Single-wing
captain	Harry Thayer
stadium	Shields–Watkins Field

The 1930 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1930 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1930 Vols won nine and lost one game (9–1 overall, 6–1 in the SoCon). The only loss of the season came on October 18 to eventual Rose Bowl champion, Alabama. Tennessee and Vanderbilt were the only teams to score against Alabama in 1930. The 1930 Volunteers team outscored their opponents 209 to 31 and posted seven shutouts

Schedule

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Players

Line

Backfield

19	Harvey Robinson	halfback

Unlisted

53	Robert Warfield

References

(September 28, 1930). "Volunteers defeat Maryville, 54 to 0". The Knoxville Journal.
(October 5, 1930). "Centre's great defensive game holds Tennessee to 18–0 win". The Courier-Journal.
(October 12, 1930). "Ole Miss holds Tennessee to 27–0". The Clarion-Ledger.
(October 19, 1930). "Vols' victorious march is ended as Tide wins, 18–6". The Knoxville Journal.
(October 26, 1930). "Carolina defeated by Tennessee". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(November 2, 1930). "Tennessee tramples Cody's Tigers under 27 to 0 score". The Charlotte News.
(November 9, 1930). "Tennessee romps to 34–0 victory over Carson–Newman". The Knoxville Journal.
(November 16, 1930). "Tennessee defeats Vanderbilt 13–0". The Nashville Tennessean.
(November 28, 1930). "Vols beat Wildcats, 8–0". The Lexington Herald.
(December 7, 1930). "Tennessee wins from Florida". The Jacksonville Daily Journal.
"The Tennessee Football Programs: 1930 Football Program - UT vs Kentucky".

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