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1949 Tennessee Volunteers football
1949 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 17
Record	7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Robert Neyland (18th season);
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	Shields–Watkins Field
	Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Tulane $	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
No. 11 Kentucky	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
No. 9 LSU	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	2	2	–	4	–	3
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Florida	1	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Georgia	1	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Tennessee Volunteers represented the University of Tennessee in the 1949 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 18th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, two losses, and one tie (7–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Mississippi State		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 10–0	32,000	^[1]
October 1	Duke*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 7–21	40,000	^[2]
October 8	Chattanooga*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 39–7	15,000	^[3]
October 15	at Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	T 7–7	41,000	^[4]
October 22	Tennessee Tech*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 36–6	10,000	^[5]
October 29	at No. 13 North Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 35–6		^[6]
November 5	Georgia Tech	No. 14	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 13–30	45,000	^[7]
November 12	vs. Ole Miss		Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 35–7	28,054	^[8]
November 19	at No. 11 Kentucky		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 6–0	38,000	^[9]
November 26	Vanderbilt	No. 18	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 26–20	42,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Norm Messeroll	Tackle	15	185	New York Yankees

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	18	17

^ "Tennessee sophs make difference in rough battle". Monroe Morning World. September 25, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Duke tramples Tennessee". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols pull Moccasin fangs, 39–7, for unimpressive victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 9, 1949. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama battles to 7–7 deadlock with Tennessee". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 16, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Breaks help Vols in win over Tech". The Chattanooga Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee smears Tar Heels, 35–6". The Miami Herald. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tech astounds Vols with 30–13 victory". The Commercial Appeal. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee defeats Ole Miss". The Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols bowl over Kentucky, 6 to 0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols edge Commodores 26–20". The Tennessean. November 27, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1950 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.