1929 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The 1929 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee
in the 1929 college football season
. Robert Neyland
served his fourth year as head coach of the Volunteers. The 1929 Vols went 9–0–1 with a record of 6–0–1 in the Southern Conference
. In a virtual repeat of the previous year, a tie with spoiled Tennessee's perfect season. Playing eight home games, the Volunteers outscored their opponents 330 to 13 and posted eight shutouts.
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in the 1929 college football season
1929 college football season
The 1929 college football season saw a number of unbeaten and untied teams. Purdue, Tulane, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh all finished the regular season with wins over all their opponents; Notre Dame was recognized as national champion under the Dickinson system...
. 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 fourth year as head coach of the Volunteers. The 1929 Vols went 9–0–1 with a record of 6–0–1 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...
. In a virtual repeat of the previous year, a tie with spoiled Tennessee's perfect season. Playing eight home games, the Volunteers outscored their opponents 330 to 13 and posted eight shutouts.