The 1929 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1929 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1928 Vols won nine, lost zero and tied one game (9–0–1 overall, 6–0–1 in the SoCon). In a virtual repeat of the previous year, a tie with Kentucky spoiled Tennessee's perfect season. Playing eight home games, the Volunteers outscored their opponents 330 to 13 and posted eight shutouts.
Schedule
Players Line 29 L. Philip Beene tackle31 Fritz Brandt end Erwin, Tennessee30 Herbert Brown guard33 James Clemmer end55 Oscar Derryberry tackle37 Jim Finney center21 Ben Fuller guard39 Houston Herndon end45 Herman Hickman guard Johnson City, TennesseeBaylor School5'10"22525 Laird Holt end26 Paul Hug end Kingsport High 17256 Bowen Hughes guard35 Bo Hundley tackle13 Howard Johnson tackle22 James G. Johnston tackle20 Eugene S. Mayer tackle47 David K. Mitchellcenter23 Louis Roberts center42 Ray Saunders tackle 6'0"18454 Charles Talbot end34 Conrad Templeton guard24 Harry Thayer guard
Backfield 14 John Allen halfback52 Edwin Corbett halfback40 William G. Cox fullback13 Quinn Decker fullback16 Theodore Disney halfback17 Bobby Doddquarterback Kingsport, TennesseeKingsport High6'1"17012 Hugh Faust quarterback44 Charles Gillespiehalfback15 Buddy Hackman halfback Nashville, TennesseeHume-Fogg High 5'11"17527 Paul D. Heydrick halfback18 Charles Kohlhasefullback44 Pal McAdams halfback28 Gene McEver halfback Bristol, VirginiaBristol High5'10"18546 Oliver McKeehan fullback38 Charles Reineke quarterback32 James Whitaker halfback
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