Cool pic of UT vs. TTU 68 years ago

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Tennessee Tech was called Tennessee Polytechnical Institute then and UT won 68 to 0.

I played at TTU and can't wait to see them in Neyland. But I will be rooting for UT to win big and silence the turmoil surrounding us the last few weeks.
 

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jps2194 said:
Tennessee Tech was called Tennessee Polytechnical Institute then and UT won 68 to 0.

I'm played at TTU and can't wait to see them in Neyland. But I will be rooting for UT to win big and silence the turmoil surrounding us the last few weeks.
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Very cool pic.
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Being older the Hill, itself, I can actually remember those games. At that time, the schedule was fairly well limited to schools that were within a comfortable train or bus ride, so we regularly played schools like TPI, Chattanooga (not then UTC), and even Maryville. We also had rivalries with NC and Duke which were just over the mountain.

Andy Kozar was my favorite player. It seems like every Sunday's News-Sentinel had a picture almost exactly like the one shown here. That is the famous Neyland leap. See how Kozar's shoulders are vertical. The ball was snapped directly to the FB, who stood beside the TB, who usually received the snap. The FB would take about two steps and launch himself over the line, while rotating his shoulders to narrow himself as a target. Kozar was probably the best ever at that. I thought we might see that play resurrected with the shotgun. Jalen Hurd could have been great at that.

Forgive me. Old men reminisce.
 
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Offensive line holding their own! The size of the players was so different. When grandad played at UT he was the biggest on the team at a whopping 255 pounds.😉
 
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Mustng959 said:
Offensive line holding their own! The size of the players was so different. When grandad played at UT he was the biggest on the team at a whopping 255 pounds.😉
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There has been a vast change in weights from that time, but comparisons are tough. The guards pulled and led plays around the end. The guards were as fast as backs, because that's what they had been in high school. On the famous Tennessee 10 play which scored more touch downs than any other play of that era, the strong-side end and the wingback blocked the tackle, the fullback and blocking back double teamed the end, and the guards led the tailback downfield. The two tackles were the only real offensive linemen.
 
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jps2194 said:
Tennessee Tech was called Tennessee Polytechnical Institute then and UT won 68 to 0.

I played at TTU and can't wait to see them in Neyland. But I will be rooting for UT to win big and silence the turmoil surrounding us the last few weeks.
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JPS, when were you at Tech?
 
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So what year was this picture actually taken? (math makes my head hurt)
 
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cgbtn said:
Being older the Hill, itself, I can actually remember those games. At that time, the schedule was fairly well limited to schools that were within a comfortable train or bus ride, so we regularly played schools like TPI, Chattanooga (not then UTC), and even Maryville. We also had rivalries with NC and Duke which were just over the mountain.

Andy Kozar was my favorite player. It seems like every Sunday's News-Sentinel had a picture almost exactly like the one shown here. That is the famous Neyland leap. See how Kozar's shoulders are vertical. The ball was snapped directly to the FB, who stood beside the TB, who usually received the snap. The FB would take about two steps and launch himself over the line, while rotating his shoulders to narrow himself as a target. Kozar was probably the best ever at that. I thought we might see that play resurrected with the shotgun. Jalen Hurd could have been great at that.

Forgive me. Old men reminisce.
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This may be a dumb question, but if the ball was usually snapped to the tailback, what did the qb do...just block? Or was there even a qb on the field?

Also, are you saying the ball was usually snapped to the tb on every play or just this particular type of play?
 
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Our Traditions are some of the many things that makes Tennessee GREAT!

I still say...It's always GREAT to be a Tennessee fan!!!

Always has been, always will be!

VFL...GBO!!!
 
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As my username implies, UT football began in 1891. I always wonder what the game looked like back then. I wish there was video to see what kind of plays they ran and stuff like that. Does anyone know what the oldest footage is in existence of Tennessee football?
 
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Andy Kozar taught a Paddleball class when I was a freshman. I know, I know...what the hell is paddleball?
 
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They just mentioned this game right before our game started...this was the last time we played Tech, and it was 1951, so 65 years ago. I'm really surprised we haven't played them in that long.
 
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Yep, that is the last time we played them, but this picture was from 68 years ago according to TN Tech's website.
 
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saxvol said:
So what year was this picture actually taken? (math makes my head hurt)
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Looking back at the records it was in 1951. We played them 1947 to 1951, the 1st two years they never scored. They had a grand total of 20 points in those 5 games.
 
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