1948 Tennessee Volunteers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1948
| team = Tennessee Volunteers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| short_conf = SEC
| record = 4–4–2
| conf_record = 2–3–1
| head_coach = Robert Neyland
| hc_year = 17th
| off_scheme = Single-wing
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
}}
{{1948 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The 1948 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1948 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 17th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and two ties (4–4–2 overall, 2–3–1 in the SEC).
Tennessee was ranked at No. 29 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1948
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = l
| opponent = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 6–21
| attend = 35,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98740143/mcwilliams-paces-216-maroon-win/|work=The Huntsville Times|title=McWilliams paces 21–6 Maroon win|date=September 26, 1948|accessdate=March 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Duke Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 7–7
| attend = 22,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98740337/duke-gridders-tie-tennessee/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Duke gridders tie Tennessee|date=October 3, 1948|accessdate=March 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 26–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84990120/vols-trip-mocs-260-in-warm-up-for-tide/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Vols trip Mocs, 26–0 in warm-up for Tide|date=October 10, 1948|accessdate=September 8, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Alabama
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = Third Saturday in October
| score = 21–6
| attend = 45,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98740520/vols-smash-alabama-216-before-homecomin/|work=The Bristol Herald Courier|title=Vols smash Alabama 21–6 before homecoming crowd|date=October 17, 1948|accessdate=March 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1948|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 41–0
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98740636/tennessee-vols-coast-to-easy-410-win-ov/|work=Elizabethton Star|title=Tennessee Vols coast to easy 41–0 win over Tennessee Tech|date=October 24, 1948|accessdate=March 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee
| score = 7–14
| attend = 50,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98740779/north-carolina-tar-heels-defeat-vols-14/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=North Carolina Tar Heels defeat Vols 14 to 7|date=October 31, 1948|accessdate=March 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–6
| attend = 38,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98740984/tennessee-upsets-favored-georgia-tech-te/|work=Mansfield News-Journal|title=Tennessee upsets favored Georgia Tech team, 13 to 6|date=November 7, 1948|accessdate=March 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = l
| rank = 18
| neutral = y
| opponent = Ole Miss
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Crump Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| score = 13–16
| attend = 31,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98741174/mississippis-fleet-backs-sting-tennesse/|work=The Jackson Sun|title=Mississippi's fleet backs sting Tennessee Vols with 16 to 13 win|date=November 14, 1948|accessdate=March 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = t
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–0
| attend = 35,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98741384/kentucky-holds-tennessee-scoreless-for-f/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Kentucky holds Tennessee scoreless for fifth time in long S.E.C. rivalry|date=November 21, 1948|accessdate=March 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Dudley Field
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–28
| attend = 24,074
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98741644/vandy-foils-vol-hex-in-28-to-6-rout/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Vandy foils Vol hex in 28-to-6 rout|date=November 28, 1948|accessdate=March 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Rankings
{{see also|1948 college football rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 1
| poll1lastweek = 9
| poll1_1=20
| poll1_2=NR
| poll1_3=NR
| poll1_4=NR
| poll1_5=NR
| poll1_6=18
| poll1_7=NR
| poll1_8=NR
| poll1_9=NR
}}
Team players drafted into the NFL
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| align="center" bgcolor=""
| Al Russas | End | 13 | 122 | Detroit Lions |
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| Bob Lund | Back | 14 | 141 | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
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