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).

Quick Facts Tennessee Volunteers football, Conference ...
1934 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
 1933
1935 
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More information Conf, Overall ...
1934 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Tulane + 8 0 010 1 0
No. 6 Alabama + 7 0 010 0 0
Tennessee 5 1 08 2 0
LSU 4 2 07 2 2
Georgia 3 2 07 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 3 06 3 0
Florida 2 2 16 3 1
Ole Miss 2 3 14 5 1
Kentucky 1 3 05 5 0
Auburn 1 6 02 8 0
Sewanee 0 4 02 7 0
Mississippi State 0 5 04 6 0
Georgia Tech 0 6 01 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Centre*W 32–07,500[1]
October 5at North Carolina*W 19–7[2]
October 13Ole Miss
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 27–010,000[3]
October 20at AlabamaL 6–1318,000[4]
October 27Duke*dagger
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 14–620,000[5]
November 3at Fordham*L 12–1325,000[6]
November 10Mississippi State
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 14–05,000[7]
November 17at VanderbiltW 13–620,000[8]
November 29Kentucky
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 19–018,000[9]
December 8LSU
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 19–1318,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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