The 1926 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...

 in the 1926 college football season

1926 college football season

The 1926 college football season was the first to attempt recognition of a national champion. Stanford University, coached by Glenn "Pop" Warner, was the #1 team in the nation under the Dickinson System, and awarded the Rissman Trophy. Unbeaten Stanford faced unbeaten Alabama in the Rose Bowl...

. Robert Neyland

Robert Neyland

Robert Reese Neyland, MBE was an American football player and coach and and officer in the United States Army, reaching the rank of brigadier general. He served three stints as the head football coach as the University of Tennessee...

 served his first year as head coach of the Volunteers. The 1926 Vols went 8–1 with a record of 5–1 in the Southern Conference

Southern Conference

The Southern Conference is a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North...

. They won their first seven games of the season before losing to in-state rival, Vanderbilt

1926 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1926 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1926 college football season. The team's head coach was Dan McGugin, who served his 22nd season as the Commodores' head coach. Commodores had eight wins and lost only one to Alabama, who was named a national...

. Tennessee outscored their opponents 151 to 34 and posted five shutouts.

Schedule

External links

• 1926 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference