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American college football season
The 1944 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the
University of Tennessee in the
1944 college football season. Playing as a member of the
Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach
John Barnhill, in his third year, and played their home games at
Shields–Watkins Field in
Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SEC), and concluded the season with a loss against
USC in the
1945 Rose Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 |
Kentucky | | | W 26–13 | 15,000 |
[1] |
October 7 | vs.
Ole Miss | | | W 20–7 | 15,000 |
[2] |
October 14 |
Florida | No. 15 | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN (
rivalry)
| W 40–0 | 8,000 |
[3] |
October 21 |
Alabama | No. 17 | | T 0–0 | 32,000 |
[4] |
October 28 |
Clemson* | No. 19 | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| W 26–7 | 11,000 |
[5] |
November 4 | at
LSU | No. 16 | | W 13–0 | 22,000 |
[6] |
November 18 |
Temple* | No. 17 | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| W 27–14 | 15,000 |
[7] |
November 25 | at Kentucky | No. 15 | | W 21–7 | |
[8] |
January 1 | vs. No. 7
USC | No. 12 | | L 0–25 | 91,000 |
[9] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | 15т (1) | 17 | 19т | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 12 |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
References
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"Vols open 1944 gridiron campaign with 26–13 win over Cats". The Knoxville Journal. October 1, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols strike quickly to trip Rebels, 20–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols smother Gators, 40–0". The Tennesssean. October 15, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols, 'Bama play 0–0 tie". The Atlanta Constitution. October 22, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Clemson weakens in 2nd half as Vols win, 26–7". The Greenville News. October 29, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Frosh passes Tennessee to 13–0 win over L.S.U." Monroe Morning World. November 5, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tennessee topples Temple in thriller, 27 to 14; Bowl-bound Volunteers overcome tricky Owls in spectacular finish". Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 19, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tennessee uses power to stun Kentucky 21–7". The Courier-Journal. November 26, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Southern California wallops Tennessee in Rose Bowl, 25–0". The Spokesman-Review. January 2, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1945 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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