1947 Tennessee Volunteers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = Tennessee Volunteers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| short_conf = SEC
| record = 5–5
| conf_record = 2–3
| head_coach = Robert Neyland
| hc_year = 16th
| off_scheme = Single-wing
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
}}
{{1947 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The 1947 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1947 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 16th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5 overall, 2–3 in the SEC).
Tennessee was ranked at No. 46 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.{{cite news|title=Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Times|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 18, 1947|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1947
| poll = AP
| source = y
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–27
| attend = 40,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Dodd Had Tech Ready; Vols Never in Game|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|author=Ralph McGill|date=September 28, 1947|pages=1, 12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28510241/dodd_had_tech_ready_vols_never_in_game/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 7–19
| attend = 40,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Duke Humbles Tennessee 19-7|newspaper=The Nashville Tennessean|date=October 5, 1947|page=1C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28396040/duke_humbles_tennessee_197/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 26–7
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Tennessee Plays Like Vols Of Old In Win Over Chattanooga|newspaper=The Jackson Sun|date=October 12, 1947|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28354928/tennessee_plays_like_vols_of_old_in_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Alabama
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = Third Saturday in October
| score = 0–10
| attend = 32,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98739714/gilmer-passes-tide-to-victory-over-vola/|work=The Miami News|title=Gilmer passes Tide to victory over Vols, 10–0|date=October 19, 1947|accessdate=March 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 49–0
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98739836/volunteers-smother-tennessee-tech-490/|work=The Jackson Sun|title=Volunteers smother Tennessee Tech, 49–0|date=October 26, 1947|accessdate=March 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 6–20
| attend = 41,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Tar Heels Roll To 20-6 Triumph Over Tennessee|newspaper=The Daily Tar Heel|author=Bob Goldwater|date=November 2, 1947|pages=1, 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28505987/tar_heels_roll_to_206_triumph_over/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Ole Miss
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Crump Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| score = 13–43
| attend = 28,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Ole Miss Mauls Vols 43-13: Rebels Hand Neyland Worst Defeat of Career|newspaper=The Nashville Tennessean|author=Ed Harris|date=November 9, 1947|pages=1C, 3C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28563385/ole_miss_mauls_vols_4313_rebels_hand/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Boston College
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 38–13
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Rejuvenated Vols Hammer BC Eagles 38-13|newspaper=The Nashville Tennessean|author=Bill Shirley|date=November 16, 1947|pages=1C, 3C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28632986/rejuvenated_vols_hammer_bc_eagles_3813/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = McLean Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–6
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Neyland Jinx On Cats Continues As Tennessee Sinks Kentucky 13-6 With 4th Period Score|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Larry Boeck|date=November 23, 1947|page=IV-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28202250/neyland_jinx_on_cats_continues_as/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| w/l = w
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 12–7
| attend = 40,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Vandy Bows 12-7 To U-T's Power|newspaper=The Nashville Tennessean|author=Raymond Johnson|date=November 30, 1947|pages=1, 6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28597703/vandy_bows_127_to_uts_power/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Team players drafted into the NFL
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Jim Powell | End | 30 | 285 | Chicago Cardinals |
References
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