1934 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1934 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1934 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his ninth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2 overall, 5–1 in the SEC).

1934 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	8–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Robert Neyland (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons ← 1933 1935 →

1934 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Tulane +	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Alabama +	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	2
Georgia	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Florida	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Centre*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 32–0	7,500	[1]
October 5	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 19–7		[2]
October 13	Ole Miss	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 27–0	10,000	[3]
October 20	at Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 6–13	18,000	[4]
October 27	Duke*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 14–6	20,000	[5]
November 3	at Fordham*	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 12–13	25,000	[6]
November 10	Mississippi State	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 14–0	5,000	[7]
November 17	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 13–6	20,000	[8]
November 29	Kentucky	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 19–0	18,000	[9]
December 8	LSU	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 19–13	18,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming