1930 Tennessee Volunteers football team explained
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 | | tackle | | | | | 202 |
51 | Thomas Bounds | tackle |
31 | Fritz Brandt | end | | Erwin, Tennessee | | | | 21 |
30 | Herbert Brown | guard |
33 | James Clemmer | end |
50 | Oscar Derryberry | tackle |
60 | James Eldridge | tackle |
37 | John Franklin | guard |
45 | | guard | | Johnson City, Tennessee | Baylor School | 5'10" | 225 | 19 |
25 | Laird Holt | end |
26 | | end | | Kingsport, Tennessee | Kingsport High | | 172 | 24 |
20 | Eugene S. Mayer | tackle |
35 | C. L. McPherson | end |
47 | David K. Mitchell | center |
39 | Virgil Rayburn | end | | Pulaski, Tennessee | Dyersburg High | 6'1" | 180 | 20 |
56 | Ben Redman | guard |
23 | Louis Roberts | center |
42 | Ray Saunders | tackle | | | | 6'0" | 184 | 20 |
49 | Francis Shull | end |
22 | J. Ralph Still | tackle |
41 | Charles Talbot | end |
34 | Conrad Templeton | guard |
24 | Harry Thayer | guard |
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Backfield
Unlisted
36 | David Blumberg |
59 | Kenneth Driskell |
61 | Henry Foutch |
58 | Robert Green |
55 | Powell McWhirter |
21 | Gordon Moore |
48 | Cyrus Rankin |
52 | Hoyt Smiley |
53 | Robert Warfield | |
[1] Notes and References
- 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 .