Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Oct. 20, 1928
Before their 1928 game, Vols coach Robert Neyland coyly suggested to Alabama coach Wallace Wade that the Vols were no match for the Tide and perhaps the second half could be shortened as bama had beaten their 1st 2 opponents (the Miss schools) a combined 73-0?
Then Tennessee sophomore Gene McEver returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. The Vols stunned the Tide, 15-13, establishing Neyland and Tennessee as a Southern power.
Before their 1928 game, Vols coach Robert Neyland coyly suggested to Alabama coach Wallace Wade that the Vols were no match for the Tide and perhaps the second half could be shortened as bama had beaten their 1st 2 opponents (the Miss schools) a combined 73-0?
Then Tennessee sophomore Gene McEver returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. The Vols stunned the Tide, 15-13, establishing Neyland and Tennessee as a Southern power.
