1933 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The 1933 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee
in the 1933 college football season
. Robert Neyland
served his eighth year as head coach of the Volunteers. This was the first year that the Vols played in the newly formed Southeastern Conference
.
On October 21, 1933, Tennessee suffered a 12–6 defeat at Shields-Watkins Field
to Alabama, snapping a 55-game winning streak at home that dated back to a win over on October 3, 1925. This was also Tennessee's first homecoming loss. A week earlier, the Volunteers lost to in Durham, North Carolina
, 10–2. It was Tennessee's first defeat since a loss on October 18, 1930 to Alabama. Between those two losses, Tennessee compiled a record of 26–0–2.
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in the 1933 college football season
1933 college football season
The 1933 college football season saw the Michigan Wolverines repeat as winners of the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy as national champion under the Dickinson system. Thirteen members of the old Southern Conference split off in 1933 to form the Southeastern Conference . The ten Southern teams that...
. 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 eighth year as head coach of the Volunteers. This was the first year that the Vols played in the newly formed Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
.
On October 21, 1933, Tennessee suffered a 12–6 defeat at Shields-Watkins Field
Neyland Stadium
Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. It serves primarily as the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team, but is also used to host large conventions and has been a site for several NFL exhibition games. The stadium's official capacity is 102,455...
to Alabama, snapping a 55-game winning streak at home that dated back to a win over on October 3, 1925. This was also Tennessee's first homecoming loss. A week earlier, the Volunteers lost to in Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
, 10–2. It was Tennessee's first defeat since a loss on October 18, 1930 to Alabama. Between those two losses, Tennessee compiled a record of 26–0–2.