Английская Википедия:1927 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox college sports team season Шаблон:1927 Southern Conference football standings The 1927 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1927 Southern Conference football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his second year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1927 Vols won eight, lost zero and tied one game (8–0–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SoCon). The only blemish on Tennessee's schedule was a tie with in-state rival, Vanderbilt. Playing seven home games, the 1927 Vols outscored their opponents 246 to 26 and posted seven shutouts.

Before the season

Robert Neyland was hired to coach Tennessee in 1926 by Nathan Dougherty with the explicit goal to "even the score with Vanderbilt", and had his first great team in 1927.

Game summaries

Carson–Newman

In the season opener, Tennessee beat in-state opponent Carson–Newman 33–0.

North Carolina

In the second week of play, Tennessee defeated UNC 26–0. The starting lineup was Lowe (left end), McArthur (left tackle), F. Johnson (left guard), Butcher (center), Burgers (right guard), Hundley (right tackle), Alley (right end), Elmore (quarterback), Derryberry (left halfback), Witt (right halfback), Dodson (fullback).

Maryville

The Vols beat the Maryville Scots 7–0.

Ole Miss

Tennessee had an easy 21–7 victory over the Ole Miss Rebels, weakening in the last quarter for the first touchdown scored on the Vols. Passes from Witt and runs by Dodson got Tennessee's scores.

The starting lineup was McKeen (left end), McArthur (left tackle), Barnhill (left guard), Butcher (center), Tripp (right guard), Elliott (right tackle), Alley (right end), Elmore (quarterback), Derryberry (left halfback), Witt (right halfback), Dodson (fullback).

Transylvania

The season's fifth shutout, Tennessee beat Transylvania 42–0.

Virginia

The Volunteers beat the Virginia Cavaliers 42–0. The starting lineup was McKeen (left end), McArthur (left tackle), Barnhill (left guard), Butcher (center), Tripp (right guard), Elliott (right tackle), Alley (right end), Elmore (quarterback), Derryberry (left halfback), Witt (right halfback), Dodson (fullback).

Sewanee

Tennessee beat Sewanee 32–12. The starting lineup was McKeen (left end), McArthur (left tackle), Barnhill (left guard), Butcher (center), Tripp (right guard), H. Johnson (right tackle), Alley (right end), Tudor (quarterback), Derryberry (left halfback), Witt (right halfback), Dodson (fullback).

Vanderbilt

Шаблон:AFB game box start Шаблон:AFB game box end McGugin's Commodores led 7–0 until a late Dick Dodson run tied the score. "After the game McGugin questioned each of his players as to his whereabouts during the run. Without exception the players claimed that two men had blocked them. McGugin shrugged. "Well, we'll just protest the play. It's perfectly obvious that Tennessee had twenty-two men on the field."

Vanderbilt center Vernon Sharpe arguably had the better season, but was outperformed by Tennessee's Elvin Butcher. The starting lineup was McKeen (left end), McArthur (left tackle), Barnhill (left guard), Butcher (center), Tripp (right guard), H. Johnson (right tackle), Alley (right end), Elmore (quarterback), Derryberry (left halfback), Witt (right halfback), Dodson (fullback).

Kentucky

To close the season, the Volunteers shutout the Kentucky Wildcats 20–0. The starting lineup was McKeen (left end), McArthur (left tackle), Barnhill (left guard), Butcher (center), Tripp (right guard), H. Johnson (right tackle), Alley (right end), Elmore (quarterback), Witt (left halfback), Derryberry (right halfback), Dodson (fullback).

Postseason

Coach Alexander of Tech wrote Neyland to accept a co-championship, and no Pickens Cup was awarded.

Players

Line

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29	George Abernathy	center
41	Scott Alden	guard
25	Herc Alley	end
24	John Barnhill	guard		Savannah, Tennessee			175
34	Ed Burgess	guard
23	Elvin Butcher	center		Knoxville, Tennessee			184
32	Joe Bybee	end
40	Frank Elliott	tackle
37	Jim Finney	center
53	Ben Fuller	guard
44	Louis Green	tackle
54	Houston Herndon	end
30	Hobart Hooser	guard
35	Bo Hundley	tackle
46	Xen Hunt	tackle
20	Farmer Johnson	guard
22	Howard Johnson	tackle
33	Ted Lowe	end
18	Dave McArthur	tackle
26	Allyn McKeen	end
36	Harry Meyer	end
27	Arthur Tripp	guard
43	George Wiggs	center

Backfield

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15	E. Derryberry	halfback
13	Dick Dodson	fullback			Peabody Academy		180
52	Jimmy Dykes	halfback
12	Jimmy Elmore	quarterback
16	Amos Horner	fullback
51	Clyde Keltner	halfback
49	Carl Reischling	halfback
21	Amos Trotter	halfback
19	Vincent Tudor	quarterback
14	Roy Witt	halfback
17	Ed Young	halfback

References

Additional sources

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