The 1944 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1944 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach John Barnhill, in his third year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SEC), and concluded the season with a loss against USC in the 1945 Rose Bowl.
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Team players drafted into the NFL Bob Dobelstein Guard 4 28 Chicago Cardinals Casey Stephenson Back 7 65 Green Bay Packers Dick Huffman Tackle 9 81 Cleveland Rams Art Brandau Center 10 89 Pittsburgh Steelers Roy Cross End 10 90 Brooklyn Tigers Billy Bevis Back 12 119 New York Giants Jim Chadwell Tackle 23 240 New York Giants Russ Morrow Center 24 247 Detroit Lions References:
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