Today in Tennessee football history..........

[MAD]

So did you go on the big 1975 Tennessee trip to Hawaii?

This is my favorite video to take me back to the good old days.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

This is my favorite video to take me back to the good old days.

The 1975 Tennessee Vols should have been 9-3 and gone to the Peach Bowl to play NCSU or West Virginia. There was no way they should have lost to North Texas State and Vanderbilt!

 

[MAD]

The 1975 Tennessee Vols should have been 9-3 and gone to the Peach Bowl to play NCSU or West Virginia. There was no way they should have lost to North Texas State and Vanderbilt!

1975 had so many highs and lows

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

1975 had so many highs and lows

If Tennessee would have went 9-3 in 1975 Bill Battle wouldn't have been fired in 1976 and maybe Johnny Majors wouldn't have come to Tennessee until 1979 or 1980.

 

[peaygolf]

September 28, 1985........

Bo Jackson and #1 Auburn came to Knoxville to face the Vols in what is my favorite Vol game.
The defense held Bo in check all day and Tony Robinson became a household name with 4 TDs and 259 yrds passing as the Vols dominated Auburn 38-20!

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

On September 28th 1968 Tennessee played it's first ever game against Memphis State in Neyland Stadium which Tennessee won 24-17. Tennessee was 8-2-1 and Memphis State was 6-4 in 1968.

 

[Tin Man]

@OneManGang, maybe a maxims thread for bye week?

 

[NorCalVol67]

September 28, 1985........

Bo Jackson and #1 Auburn came to Knoxville to face the Vols in what is my favorite Vol game.
The defense held Bo in check all day and Tony Robinson became a household name with 4 TDs and 259 yrds passing as the Vols dominated Auburn 38-20!
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I don’t know if I can name a favorite. It would be between this one, the Sugar Bowl that year, ‘79 Notre Dame and ‘90 Florida.

I was in the group that carried part of the goalposts to the OCI where they remained.

 

[peaygolf]

I don’t know if I can name a favorite. It would be between this one, the Sugar Bowl that year, ‘79 Notre Dame and ‘90 Florida.

I was in the group that carried part of the goalposts to the OCI where they remained.

Yes. Agree.........It's my favorite that I attended.

 

[peaygolf]

September 29, 1928.......


The Vols opened the season with a visit from Maryville. Gene McEver showed why he would become a Hall of Famer by scoring 3 times and the Vols backfield completed 12-17 passes for 212 yrds in the 41-0 victory.


Paul Hug catch

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

September 29, 1928.......


The Vols opened the season with a visit from Maryville. Gene McEver showed why he would become a Hall of Famer by scoring 3 times and the Vols backfield completed 12-17 passes for 212 yrds in the 41-0 victory.


Paul Hug catch
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Bobby Dodd and Paul Hug both played for Kingsport High School

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

On September 29th 1973 in a driving rainstorm Tennessee shut out Auburn 21-0 in Neyland Stadium. Stan Walters returned an interception for a touchdown and was named National Defensive Player Of The Week.

 

[peaygolf]

Bobby Dodd and Paul Hug both played for Kingsport High School

Hug Street in Martin, TN

 

[peaygolf]

September 30, 1933.......

The highly touted Virginia Poly Gobblers (Virginia Tech) visited Knoxville to start the ‘33 season. Early in the contest, All Southern candidate Brezzy Wynn injured his ankle and was lost for the season. Beattie Feathers took over and ran for over 100 yrds and 2TDs. Richard “Diamond Dick” Dorsey returned a kickoff for a touchdown and the defense shutout the Gobblers 27-0.
Dorsey

Feathers

Defense stops a Gobbler

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

On September 30th 1989 #12 Tennessee beat #4 Auburn 21-14 on a rainy day in Neyland Stadium on the strong running of Reggie Cobb and Chuck Webb

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

September 30, 1933.......

The highly touted Virginia Poly Gobblers (Virginia Tech) visited Knoxville to start the ‘33 season. Early in the contest, All Southern candidate Brezzy Wynn injured his ankle and was lost for the season. Beattie Feathers took over and ran for over 100 yrds and 2TDs. Richard “Diamond Dick” Dorsey returned a kickoff for a touchdown and the defense shutout the Gobblers 27-0.
Dorsey
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Feathers
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Defense stops a Gobbler
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Beattie Feathers in 1934 became the first NFL running back to run over 1000 yards when he ran for 1,002 yards for the Chicago Bears.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

On September 30th 1995 #12 Tennessee beat Oklahoma State 31-0 in Neyland Stadium. Tennessee finished 1995 with an 11-1 record while Oklahoma State finished 4-8.

 

[NorCalVol67]

On September 30th 1989 #12 Tennessee beat #4 Auburn 21-14 on a rainy day in Neyland Stadium on the strong running of Reggie Cobb and Chuck Webb

We dominated them much more than the score indicates. That was s fun game in the rain.

 

[peaygolf]

October 1, 1927.......

The Vols traveled to Chapel Hill to face North Carolina in week two. General Neylands Defense was spectacular in holding the Heels scoreless in the 26-0 victory. E. Derryberry had a 56 yrd interception return for a TD, Jimmy Dykes had an 18 interception return for a TD, and Elvin Butcher had 4 interceptions in the game

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

On October 1st 1960 Tennessee and Mississippi State played to a 0-0 tie in Memphis,Tennessee. Tennessee finished 1960 with a 6-2-2 record and Mississippi State finished 2-6-1.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

On October 1st 1994 Tennessee beat #17 Washington State 10-9 in Peyton Manning's first start at Tennessee. Tennessee finished 1994 8-4 and Washington State finished 8-4

 

[vader]

September 12, 1992.........

Down 31-27 with less than 6 minuets left in the game, Sophomore QB Heath Shuler led the Vols on a 14 play, 80 yrd drive, to defeat #14 Georgia in Athens 34-31. Shuler was 12-22 for 152 yrds and led the Vols with 81 yrds rushing and 2TDS.

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One of the more fun road games that I attended as a student.

 

[Tin Man]

Sidebar: Did not Peyton Manning play (not start, play) in the 9/3/1994 game at UCLA?

 

[peaygolf]

Sidebar: Did not Peyton Manning play (not start, play) in the 9/3/1994 game at UCLA?

He did....play

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

Sidebar: Did not Peyton Manning play (not start, play) in the 9/3/1994 game at UCLA?

He didn't start that game however he did take a few snaps