1952 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1952 Tennessee Volunteers football
1952 Tennessee Volunteers football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 0–16 vs. Texas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	8–2–1 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach	Robert Neyland (21st season);
Home stadium	Shields–Watkins Field
	Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

The 1952 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1952 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 21st and final year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins, two losses and one tie (8–2–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SEC). They concluded the season with a loss against Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $	7	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
No. 8 Tennessee	5	–	0	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Ole Miss	4	–	0	–	2	8	–	1	–	2
No. 9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Florida	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Tulane	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
No. 20 Kentucky	1	–	3	–	2	5	–	4	–	2
LSU	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	vs. Mississippi State	No. 6	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN		W 14–7	20,376	^[1]
October 4	at No. 10 Duke*	No. 11	Duke Stadium Durham, NC		L 0–7	35,000	^[2]
October 11	Chattanooga*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		W 26–6	20,000	^[3]
October 18	No. 18 Alabama		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)		W 20–0	55,000	^[4]
October 25	Wofford*	No. 13	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		W 50–0	15,000	^[5]
November 1	North Carolina*	No. 12	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		W 41–14	22,000	^[6]
November 8	at LSU	No. 8	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 22–3	35,000	^[7]
November 15	No. 18 Florida	No. 7	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		W 26–12	35,000	^[8]
November 22	Kentucky	No. 7	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		T 14–14	30,000	^[9]
November 29	at Vanderbilt	No. 9	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 46–0	27,500	^[10]
January 1	vs. No. 10 Texas*	No. 8	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	NBC	L 0–16	75,500	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game