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1939 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1939
team	Tennessee Volunteers
sport	football
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
APRank	2
record	10–1
conf_record	6–0
head_coach	Robert Neyland
hc_year	13th
off_scheme	Single-wing
def_scheme	Multiple
stadium	Shields–Watkins Field
champion	SEC co-champion
bowl	[Rose Bowl](1940-rose-bowl)
bowl_result	L 14–0 vs. [USC](1939-usc-trojans-football-team)

The 1939 Tennessee Volunteers represented the University of Tennessee in the 1939 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1 overall, 6–0 in the SEC), as SEC Champions and with a loss against USC in the 1940 Rose Bowl.

Tennessee entered the season as defending national champions and coach Neyland led the team to their second of three consecutive undefeated regular seasons. The 1939 Vols were also the last team in NCAA history to go undefeated, untied, and unscored upon in the regular season. Tennessee had two All-American performers that year: George Cafego, a single-wing halfback, and Ed Molinski, a guard.

Schedule

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Rankings

References

Scott, Richard. (2008). "SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion". MVP Books.
(September 30, 1939). "Tennessee gets scores early in 13–0 victory over Wolfpack". The News and Observer.
(October 8, 1939). "Mighty Vols massacre Sewanee Tigers, 40–0". The Knoxville Journal.
(October 15, 1939). "Chattanooga holds mighty Tennessee to 28–0 before crowd of 6,987". The Chattanooga Times.
(October 22, 1939). "Mighty Vols batter Alabama Tide, 21–0". Johnson City Press.
(October 29, 1939). "Mercer holds Tennessee, 17–0". The Atlanta Constitution.
(November 5, 1939). "Tennessee smashes Louisiana State, 20–0". Monroe Morning World.
(November 12, 1939). "Cafego injured as Tennessee crushes The Citadel". Florence Morning News.
(November 19, 1939). "Vols win, 13–0, but Morrison's team 'is best'". The Nashville Tennessean.
(December 1, 1939). "Rose Bowl bound Volunteers conquer U. of K. Wildcats 19 to 0". The Lexington Herald.
(December 10, 1939). "Vols shade Auburn, 7–0, receive Rose Bowl bid". The Montgomery Advertiser.
(January 2, 1940). "U.S.C. wins 14–0 over Tennessee". The Los Angeles Times.

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