1930 Tennessee Volunteers football team explained

Year:1930
Team:Tennessee Volunteers
Sport:football
Conference:Southern Conference
Short Conf:SoCon
Record:9–1
Conf Record:6–1
Head Coach:Robert Neyland
Hc Year:5th
Off Scheme:Single-wing
Captain:Harry Thayer
Stadium:Shields–Watkins Field

The 1930 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1930 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1930 Vols won nine and lost one game (9–1 overall, 6–1 in the SoCon). The only loss of the season came on October 18 to eventual Rose Bowl champion, Alabama. Tennessee and Vanderbilt were the only teams to score against Alabama in 1930. The 1930 Volunteers team outscored their opponents 209 to 31 and posted seven shutouts

Players

Line

11 tackle202
51 Thomas Boundstackle
31 Fritz BrandtendErwin, Tennessee21
30 Herbert Brownguard
33James Clemmer end
50Oscar Derryberry tackle
60James Eldridge tackle
37John Franklinguard
45guardJohnson City, TennesseeBaylor School5'10"22519
25Laird Holt end
26 endKingsport, TennesseeKingsport High 17224
20Eugene S. Mayer tackle
35C. L. McPhersonend
47David K. Mitchell center
39 Virgil RayburnendPulaski, TennesseeDyersburg High6'1"18020
56 Ben Redman guard
23Louis Roberts center
42 Ray Saunderstackle6'0"18420
49Francis Shullend
22 J. Ralph Still tackle
41 Charles Talbotend
34Conrad Templeton guard
24Harry Thayerguard

Backfield

14 John Allen halfback
43Deke Bracketthalfback
40 William G. Coxfullback
13fullback
16Theodore Disney halfback
17Bobby DoddquarterbackKingsport, TennesseeKingsport High6'1"17022
12Hugh Faust quarterback
44Charles Gillespiehalfback
15Buddy HackmanhalfbackNashville, TennesseeHume-Fogg High5'11"17524
27 Paul D. Heydrickhalfback
18Charles Kohlhasefullback
28halfbackBristol, VirginiaBristol High5'10"18522
38Charles Reineke quarterback
19Harvey Robinson halfback

Unlisted

36 David Blumberg
59 Kenneth Driskell
61Henry Foutch
58 Robert Green
55 Powell McWhirter
21 Gordon Moore
48Cyrus Rankin
52Hoyt Smiley
53Robert Warfield
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Tennessee Football Programs: 1930 Football Program - UT vs Kentucky . August 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110725/http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/fbpro/main.php?bid=611&pg=10&catid=107 . March 4, 2016 . dead .