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  • Gene McEver
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  • McEver attended high school in Bristol, Virginia. He was the first ever All-American for the Tennessee Volunteers football team. He played for the Volunteers in 1928, 1929, and 1931 under Robert Neyland, missing the 1930 season with a knee injury. McEver scored 130 points for the Vols in 1929, helping them to a 9–0–1 record. The total led the NCAA in scoring that season, and his mark still stands at the single season scoring record at Tennessee. McEver also holds the record for career scoring at Tennessee among non-kickers. McEver finished his career at Tenneessee with 44 touchdowns and 12 points after touchdown for 276 points. He was named to the All-Southern Conference team in 1928, 1929, and 1931, joining teammates Bobby Dodd and Herman Hickman.
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confstanding
  • 7
  • 9
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 16
  • T–10th
CFbDWID
  • 1532
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CFBHOF year
  • 1954
Poll
  • no
EndYear
  • 1943
  • single
Birth Date
  • 1908-09-15
player years
  • 1928
  • 1931
death place
Legend
  • no
overall record
  • 22
Name
Type
  • coach
Sport
CFBHOF id
  • 30129
Conference
  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 4
Ranking
  • no
Alternative Names
  • Macever, Eugene T.
Overall
  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 4
  • 5
  • 17
  • 22
Date of Death
  • 1985-07-12
player teams
Birth Place
coach years
  • 1932
  • 1936
  • 1944
  • 1945
conf
StartYear
  • 1936
  • 1944
Awards
death date
  • 1985-07-12
Place of Birth
  • Birmingham, Alabama
coach teams
Place of death
  • Davidson, North Carolina
ConfRecord
  • 0
bcs
  • no
Date of Birth
  • 1908-09-15
Short Description
  • American football and coach
player positions
Year
  • 1936
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1939
  • 1940
  • 1941
  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1944
abstract
  • McEver attended high school in Bristol, Virginia. He was the first ever All-American for the Tennessee Volunteers football team. He played for the Volunteers in 1928, 1929, and 1931 under Robert Neyland, missing the 1930 season with a knee injury. McEver scored 130 points for the Vols in 1929, helping them to a 9–0–1 record. The total led the NCAA in scoring that season, and his mark still stands at the single season scoring record at Tennessee. McEver also holds the record for career scoring at Tennessee among non-kickers. McEver finished his career at Tenneessee with 44 touchdowns and 12 points after touchdown for 276 points. He was named to the All-Southern Conference team in 1928, 1929, and 1931, joining teammates Bobby Dodd and Herman Hickman.