1935 Tennessee Volunteers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1935
| team = Tennessee Volunteers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Southeastern Conference
| short_conf = SEC
| record = 4–5
| conf_record = 2–3
| head_coach = W. H. Britton
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
}}
{{1935 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Southwestern (TN)
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 20–0
| attend = 7,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83039507/tennessee-gives-southwestern-200-defeat/|work=The Nashville Tennessean|title=Tennessee gives Southwestern 20–0 defeat in Vols' opener|date=September 29, 1935|accessdate=August 8, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 13–38
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83039634/tar-heels-defeat-vols-3813/|work=The News and Observer|title=Tar Heels defeat Vols, 38–13|date=October 6, 1935|accessdate=August 8, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Auburn
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–6
| attend = 15,617
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83039865/tennessee-downs-auburn-136/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Tennessee downs Auburn, 13–6|date=October 13, 1935|accessdate=August 8, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Alabama
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–25
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71725838/crimson-tide-crushes-tennessee-vols/|work=The Knoxville Journal|title=Crimson Tide crushes Tennessee Vols, 25 to 0|date=October 20, 1935|accessdate=August 8, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1935|team=Centre Colonels|title=Centre}}
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 25–14
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83040121/early-breaks-enable-vols-to-conquer-cent/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Early breaks enable Vols to conquer Centre 25 to 14|date=October 27, 1935|accessdate=August 8, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Duke Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 6–19
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83040263/hackney-tops-blue-devils-in-196-triumph/|work=The News and Observer|title=Hackney tops Blue Devils in 19–6 triumph over Vols|date=November 3, 1935|accessdate=August 8, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Ole Miss
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Crump Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| score = 14–13
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83040526/vols-come-from-behind-to-trim-delta-team/|work=The Knoxville Journal|title=Vols come from behind to trim Delta team, 14–13|date=November 10, 1935|accessdate=August 8, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–13
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83040749/vanderbilt-beats-vols-13-to-7/|work=Nashville Banner|title=Vanderbilt beats Vols, 13 to 7|date=November 17, 1935|accessdate=August 8, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = McLean Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–27
| attend = 16,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83041039/kentucky-eleven-sweeps-to-27-to-0-victor/|work=The Lexington Leader|title=Kentucky eleven sweeps to 27-to-0 victory over Tennessee in annual football tussle|date=November 29, 1935|accessdate=August 8, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Team players drafted into the NFL
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | End | 4 | 36 | New York Giants |
References
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