The 1930 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1930 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1930 Vols won nine and lost one game (9–1 overall, 6–1 in the SoCon). The only loss of the season came on October 18 to eventual Rose Bowl champion, Alabama. Tennessee and Vanderbilt were the only teams to score against Alabama in 1930. The 1930 Volunteers team outscored their opponents 209 to 31 and posted seven shutouts
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Players Line 11 Malcolm Aitken tackle 20251 Thomas Boundstackle31 Fritz Brandtend Erwin, Tennessee 2130 Herbert Brownguard33 James Clemmer end50 Oscar Derryberry tackle60 James Eldridge tackle37 John Franklinguard45 Herman Hickman guard Johnson City, TennesseeBaylor School5'10"2251925 Laird Holt end26 Paul Hug end Kingsport, TennesseeKingsport High 1722420 Eugene S. Mayer tackle35 C. L. McPhersonend47 David K. Mitchell center39 Virgil Rayburnend Pulaski, TennesseeDyersburg High6'1"1802056 Ben Redman guard23 Louis Roberts center42 Ray Saunderstackle 6'0"1842049 Francis Shullend22 J. Ralph Still tackle41 Charles Talbotend34 Conrad Templeton guard24 Harry Thayerguard
Backfield 14 John Allen halfback43 Deke Brackett halfback40 William G. Cox fullback13 Quinn Decker fullback16 Theodore Disney halfback17 Bobby Dodd quarterback Kingsport, TennesseeKingsport High6'1"1702212 Hugh Faust quarterback44 Charles Gillespie halfback15 Buddy Hackman halfback Nashville, Tennessee Hume-Fogg High5'11"1752427 Paul D. Heydrick halfback18 Charles Kohlhase fullback28 Gene McEver halfback Bristol, VirginiaBristol High5'10"1852238 Charles Reineke quarterback19 Harvey Robinson halfback
Unlisted 36 David Blumberg59 Kenneth Driskell61 Henry Foutch58 Robert Green55 Powell McWhirter21 Gordon Moore48 Cyrus Rankin52 Hoyt Smiley53 Robert Warfield
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