# 1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1928 Southern Conference football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his third 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). The only blemish on their schedule was a scoreless tie with Kentucky. Tennessee outscored their opponents 249 to 51 and posted five shutouts.
On November 17, Tennessee beat in-state rival Vanderbilt for the first time since 1916. Before 1928, Vanderbilt held a strong advantage over the Volunteers with a record of 18–2–3 in the first 23 meetings between the two school. Since 1928, Tennessee has dominated the rivalry.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 29 | Maryville (TN)* | Shields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN | W 41–0 |
| October 6 | Centre* | Shields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN | W 41–7 |
| October 13 | Ole Miss | Shields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN (rivalry) | W 13–12 |
| October 20 | at Alabama | Denny FieldTuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | W 15–13 |
| October 27 | Washington and Lee | Shields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN | W 26–7 |
| November 3 | Carson–Newman* | Shields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN | W 57–0 |
| November 10 | Sewanee | Shields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN | W 37–0 |
| November 17 | at Vanderbilt | Dudley FieldNashville, TN (rivalry) | W 6–0 |
| November 29 | Kentucky | Shields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN (rivalry) | T 0–0 |
| December 8 | Florida | Shields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN (rivalry) | W 13–12 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecoming |||||

## Players
### Line

| Number | Player | Position | Hometown | Prep school | Weight |
| 25 | Herc Alley | end |
| 29 | L. Philip Beene | tackle |
| 31 | Fritz Brandt | end | Erwin, Tennessee |
| 50 | M. Corbett | end |
| 37 | Jim Finney | center |
| 21 | Ben Fuller | guard |
| 39 | Houston Herndon | end |
| 26 | Paul Hug | end | Kingsport, Tennessee | Kingsport High | 172 |
| 35 | Bo Hundley | tackle |
| 20 | L. B. "Farmer" Johnson | guard |
| 13 | Howard Johnson | tackle |
| 22 | James G. Johnston | tackle |
| 48 | Kinnane | end |
| 33 | Ted Lowe | end |
| 36 | Harry Meyer | tackle |
| 35 | Moss | guard |
| 23 | Louis Roberts | center |
| 32 | Stringer | center |
| 34 | Conrad Templeton | guard |
| 24 | Harry Thayer | tackle |
| 27 | Arthur Tripp | guard |
| 43 | George Wiggs | center |

### Backfield

| Number | Player | Position | Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight |
| 62 | Edwin Corbett | halfback |
| 52 | Quinn Decker | halfback | Knoxville, Tennessee | Central High | |
| 17 | Bobby Dodd | quarterback | Kingsport, Tennessee | Kingsport High | 6'1" | 170 |
| 12 | Hugh Faust | halfback | Knoxville, Tennessee | Central High | |
| 15 | Buddy Hackman | halfback | Nashville, Tennessee | Hume-Fogg H. S. | 5'11" | 175 |
| 16 | Amos Horner | fullback |
| 44 | Pal McAdams | halfback |
| 28 | Gene McEver | halfback | Bristol, Virginia | Bristol High | 5'10" | 185 |
| 18 | McGehee | fullback |
| 38 | Charles Reineke | quarterback |
| 49 | Carl Reischling | halfback |
| 19 | Vincent Tudor | quarterback |
| 14 | Roy Witt | quarterback |