| Paul Hug | |
| Birth Date: | 27 June 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1928–1930 |
| Player Team1: | Tennessee |
| Player Positions: | End |
| Coach Years1: | ? |
| Coach Team1: | Southwestern (TN) (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1939–1946 |
| Coach Team2: | Tennessee JC |
| Awards: | All-Southern (1929) |
Paul Norman Hug (June 27, 1906 – September 5, 1949) was an American college football player and coach.
Hug played under LeRoy Sprankle at Kingsport High with Bobby Dodd. Both Hug and Dodd intended to attend Vanderbilt University but were pried away by Robert Neyland.[1]
Hug was a prominent end for the Tennessee Volunteers football teams of the University of Tennessee from 1928 to 1930.
In 1928, Tennessee remained undefeated on the season with a 6–0 victory over Vanderbilt; its first win in the series since 1916. Before 1928, Vanderbilt held a strong advantage over the Volunteers with a record of 18–2–3. Since 1928, Tennessee has dominated the rivalry. The crowd of 22,000 was the largest ever to see a game in Tennessee up to that point. A 16-yard pass from Roy Witt to Paul Hug in the second quarter was the lone score of the contest.[2] He wore number 26 and weighed 172 pounds.
Hug was selected All-Southern in 1929.[3]
Hugh was an assistant at Southwestern University—now known as Rhodes College—and a head coach the University of Tennessee Junior College—now known as University of Tennessee at Martin. At the latter institution, he is the namesake of Hug Drive.[4]