1935 Tennessee Volunteers football team explained

Year:1935
Team:Tennessee Volunteers
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:4–5
Conf Record:2–3
Head Coach:W. H. Britton
Hc Year:1st
Stadium:Shields–Watkins Field

The 1935 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1935 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach W. H. Britton, in his first and only year as head coach, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5 overall, 2–3 in the SEC). Britton was appointed head coach after Robert Neyland was called up to active military duty.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
End 4 36 New York Giants

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1936 NFL Draft . Pro-Football-Reference.com . March 11, 2012.