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Tennessee Football Team History


Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
 Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794
Stadium: Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 104,079
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Bowden Wyatt
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 Bowden Wyatt enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Auburn  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Mississippi State  14   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  28   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Alabama  14   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Maryland  16   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ North Carolina  35   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Georgia Tech  21   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Mississippi  7   14   L    @ Memphis, TN   
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Kentucky  6   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Vanderbilt  20   6   W       
 Sat., Dec. 28   Texas A&M  3   0   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored164
  Scoring Average14.9
  Points Allowed75
  Defense Average6.8
  Opponents Record58-36
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-1
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
13 7-3-0 AP
16 7-3-0 Coaches
16 7-3-0 UP
  
1957 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Auburn 10-020728 7-0907  Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi 9-1-127159Won  39-75-0-112826  John H. Vaught
Tennessee 8-316475Won  3-04-38262  Bowden Wyatt
Florida 6-2-113370 4-2-19270  George R. Bob Woodruff
Mississippi State 6-2-1175100 4-2-111881  Wade Walker
Louisiana State 5-5159110 4-412676  Paul Dietzel
Vanderbilt 5-3-2113108 3-3-14781  Arthur L Art Guepe
Georgia Tech 4-4-27571 3-4-16271  Bobby Dodd
Georgia 3-793150 3-47271  Wallace Butts
Kentucky 3-7128127 1-748120  Blanton Collier
Alabama 2-7-169173 1-5-133133  Jennings B. Ears Whitworth
Tulane 2-891195 1-538135  Anton Andy Pilney

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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