1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1928 Southern Conference football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his third year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1928 Vols won nine, lost zero and tied one game (9–0–1 overall, 6–0–1 in the SoCon). The only blemish on their schedule was a scoreless tie with Kentucky. Tennessee outscored their opponents 249 to 51 and posted five shutouts.

1928 Tennessee Volunteers football
A group photo of the 1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	9–0–1 (6–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Robert Neyland (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	Roy Witt
Home stadium	Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Florida	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
VPI	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Kentucky	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Mississippi A&M	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	2
Virginia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Washington and Lee	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

On November 17, Tennessee beat in-state rival Vanderbilt for the first time since 1916. Before 1928, Vanderbilt held a strong advantage over the Volunteers with a record of 18–2–3 in the first 23 meetings between the two school. Since 1928, Tennessee has dominated the rivalry.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29		Maryville (TN)*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 41–0	[1]
October 6	2:30 p.m.	Centre*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 41–7	[2][3]
October 13		Ole Miss	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 13–12	[4]
October 20		at Alabama	Denny Field Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	W 15–13	[5][6]
October 27		Washington and Lee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 26–7	[7]
November 3		Carson–Newman*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 57–0	[8]
November 10		Sewanee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 37–0	[9]
November 17		at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 6–0	[10]
November 29		Kentucky	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	T 0–0	[11]
December 8		Florida	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 13–12	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Players

Line

Number	Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
25	Herc Alley	end
29	L. Philip Beene	tackle
31	Fritz Brandt	end		Erwin, Tennessee
50	M. Corbett	end
37	Jim Finney	center
21	Ben Fuller	guard
39	Houston Herndon	end
26	Paul Hug	end		Kingsport, Tennessee	Kingsport High		172
35	Bo Hundley	tackle
20	L. B. "Farmer" Johnson	guard
13	Howard Johnson	tackle
22	James G. Johnston	tackle
48	Kinnane	end
33	Ted Lowe	end
36	Harry Meyer	tackle
35	Moss	guard
23	Louis Roberts	center
32	Stringer	center
34	Conrad Templeton	guard
24	Harry Thayer	tackle
27	Arthur Tripp	guard
43	George Wiggs	center

Backfield

Number	Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
62	Edwin Corbett	halfback
52	Quinn Decker	halfback		Knoxville, Tennessee	Central High
17	Bobby Dodd	quarterback		Kingsport, Tennessee	Kingsport High	6'1"	170
12	Hugh Faust	halfback		Knoxville, Tennessee	Central High
15	Buddy Hackman	halfback		Nashville, Tennessee	Hume-Fogg H. S.	5'11"	175
16	Amos Horner	fullback
44	Pal McAdams	halfback
28	Gene McEver	halfback		Bristol, Virginia	Bristol High	5'10"	185
18	McGehee	fullback
38	Charles Reineke	quarterback
49	Carl Reischling	halfback
19	Vincent Tudor	quarterback
14	Roy Witt	quarterback

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