The 1937 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the

University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state ...

in the 1937 college football season. Playing as a member of the

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(SEC), the team was led by head coach

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, in his 11th year, and played their home games at

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. They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1 overall, 4–3 in the SEC). The team had the most ever punts per game of 13.9

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Tennessee Volunteers football seasons

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