1929 Tennessee Volunteers football team explained

Year:1929
Team:Tennessee Volunteers
Sport:football
Conference:Southern Conference
Short Conf:SoCon
Record:9–0–1
Conf Record:6–0–1
Head Coach:Robert Neyland
Hc Year:4th
Off Scheme:Single-wing
Captain:Howard Johnson
Stadium:Shields–Watkins Field

The 1929 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1929 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1928 Vols won nine, lost zero and tied one game (9–0–1 overall, 6–0–1 in the SoCon). In a virtual repeat of the previous year, a tie with Kentucky spoiled Tennessee's perfect season. Playing eight home games, the Volunteers outscored their opponents 330 to 13 and posted eight shutouts.

Players

Line

29L. Philip Beene tackle
31endErwin, Tennessee
30Herbert Brown guard
33James Clemmer end
55Oscar Derryberry tackle
37Jim Finney center
21Ben Fuller guard
39Houston Herndon end
45guardJohnson City, TennesseeBaylor School5'10"225
25Laird Holt end
26endKingsport High172
56Bowen Hughes guard
35Bo Hundley tackle
13Howard Johnson tackle
22 James G. Johnston tackle
20Eugene S. Mayer tackle
47David K. Mitchellcenter
23Louis Roberts center
42 tackle6'0"184
54Charles Talbot end
34Conrad Templeton guard
24 Harry Thayer guard

Backfield

14John Allen halfback
52 Edwin Corbett halfback
40William G. Cox fullback
13 fullback
16 Theodore Disney halfback
17 Bobby DoddquarterbackKingsport, TennesseeKingsport High6'1"170
12 Hugh Faust quarterback
44Charles Gillespiehalfback
15halfbackNashville, TennesseeHume-Fogg High 5'11"175
27Paul D. Heydrick halfback
18Charles Kohlhasefullback
44Pal McAdams halfback
28halfbackBristol, VirginiaBristol High5'10"185
46Oliver McKeehan fullback
38Charles Reineke quarterback
32James Whitaker halfback
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Tennessee Football Programs: 1929 Football Program - UT vs Centre College . August 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190510/http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/fbpro/main.php?bid=593&pg=18&catid=62 . March 4, 2016 . dead .