1952 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1952 Tennessee Volunteers football

Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Texas, L 0–16
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#8
AP	#8
1952 record	8–2–1 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach	Robert Neyland
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field

	Conf					Overall
1952 SEC football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Georgia Tech †	7	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
#8 Tennessee	5	–	0	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
#7 Ole Miss	4	–	0	–	2	8	–	1	–	2
#9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
#15 Florida	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Tulane	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
#20 Kentucky	1	–	3	–	2	5	–	4	–	2
LSU	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1952 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 21st and final year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins, two losses and one tie (8–2–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SEC). They concluded the season with a loss against Texas in the 1953 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 27	at Mississippi State	#6	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 14–7
October 4	at #10 Duke*	#11	Duke Stadium • Durham, NC		L 0–7
October 11	Chattanooga*		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 26–6
October 16	#18 Alabama		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)		W 20–0
October 25	Wofford*	#13	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 50–0
November 1	North Carolina*	#12	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 41–14
November 8	at LSU	#8	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 22–3
November 15	#18 Florida	#7	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)		W 26–12
November 22	Kentucky	#7	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)		T 14–14
November 29	at Vanderbilt	#9	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN		W 46–0
January 1, 1953	vs. #10 Texas*	#8	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	NBC	L 0–16
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

General

2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2012.

Specific

Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues	Neyland Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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