The 1926 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the
University of Tennessee in the
1926 college football season. Playing as a member of the
Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach
Robert Neyland, in his first year, and played their home games at
Shields–Watkins Field in
Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1926 Vols won eight and lost one game (8–1 overall, 5–1 in the SoCon). They won their first seven games of the season before losing to in-state
rival,
Vanderbilt. Tennessee outscored their opponents 151 to 34 and posted five shutouts.