1927 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The 1927 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee
in the 1927 college football season
. Robert Neyland
served his second year as head coach of the Volunteers. The 1927 Vols won went 8–0–1 with a record of 5–0–1in the Southern Conference
. The only blemish on Tennessee's schedule was a tie with in-state rival, . Playing seven home games, the 1927 Vols outscored their opponents 246 to 26 and posted seven shutouts.
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in the 1927 college football season
1927 college football season
The 1927 college football season ended with the Illini of the University of Illinois being recognized as champion under the Dickinson system. In the Rose Bowl, the Pittsburgh Panthers were invited to play against the Pacific Coast Conference champion...
. 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 second year as head coach of the Volunteers. The 1927 Vols won went 8–0–1 with a record of 5–0–1in 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...
. The only blemish on Tennessee's schedule was a tie with in-state rival, . Playing seven home games, the 1927 Vols outscored their opponents 246 to 26 and posted seven shutouts.