1936 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1936 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1936 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his tenth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, two losses and two ties (6–2–2 overall, 3–1–2 in the SEC).

1936 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 17
Record	6–2–2 (3–1–2 SEC)
Head coach	Robert Neyland (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 LSU $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
No. 4 Alabama	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Auburn	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
No. 17 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Tulane	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	2
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Chattanooga*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 13–0	7,000	[1]
October 3	at North Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 6–14	15,000	[2]
October 10	Auburn		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–6	15,000	[3]
October 17	at Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	T 0–0	15,000	[4]
October 24	No. 2 Duke*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 15–13	13,263	[5]
October 31	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	W 46–0		[6]
November 7	Maryville (TN)*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 34–0	5,000	[7]
November 14	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 26–13	20,000	[8]
November 26	Kentucky	No. 17	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 7–6	20,000	[9]
December 5	vs. Ole Miss	No. 17	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	T 0–0	17,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Phil Dickens	Back	6	52	Chicago Cardinals

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References

1. "Blue and Gold loses to Vols in bitter war". The Chattanooga Times. September 27, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tar Heels best Vols". The News and Observer. October 4, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Auburn defeats Tennessee with three plays left, 6–0". The Birmingham News. October 11, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Vols battle Crimson Tide to scoreless tie". The Knoxville Journal. October 18, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tennessee upsets Duke, 15 to 13". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 25, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Georgia is crushed by Tennessee, 46–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 1, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Vols overpower scrappy Maryville team, 34–0". The Knoxville Journal. November 8, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Vols vanquish Vandy by 26–13". The Nashville Tennessean. November 15, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cats outplay Vols but lose 7 to 6 before 20,000". The Courier-Journal. November 27, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Rebels battle Vols to scoreless deadlock". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 6, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "1937 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.