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American college football season
The 1935 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee , UT , or the Vols ) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1935 college football season . Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach W. H. Britton , in his first and only year as head coach, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee . They finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5 overall, 2–3 in the SEC). Britton was appointed head coach after Robert Neyland was called up to active military duty.
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 28 Southwestern (TN) * W 20–07,500 [1]
October 5 North Carolina * Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN L 13–3815,000 [2]
October 10 at Auburn W 13–615,617 [3]
October 19 Alabama Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) L 0–2520,000 [4]
October 26 Centre * Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN W 25–145,000 [5]
November 2 at Duke * L 6–1915,000 [6]
November 9 vs. Ole Miss W 14–1312,000 [7]
November 16 Vanderbilt Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) L 7–13[8]
November 28 at Kentucky L 0–2716,000 [9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Tennessee gives Southwestern 20–0 defeat in Vols' opener" . The Nashville Tennessean . September 29, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tar Heels defeat Vols, 38–13" . The News and Observer . October 6, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee downs Auburn, 13–6" . The Birmingham News . October 13, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Crimson Tide crushes Tennessee Vols, 25 to 0" . The Knoxville Journal . October 20, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Early breaks enable Vols to conquer Centre 25 to 14" . The Courier-Journal . October 27, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hackney tops Blue Devils in 19–6 triumph over Vols" . The News and Observer . November 3, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols come from behind to trim Delta team, 14–13" . The Knoxville Journal . November 10, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vanderbilt beats Vols, 13 to 7" . Nashville Banner . November 17, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kentucky eleven sweeps to 27-to-0 victory over Tennessee in annual football tussle" . The Lexington Leader . November 29, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1936 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012 .
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