1955 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1955 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1955 record	6–3–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bowden Wyatt
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field
Seasons

1955 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Ole Miss †	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#8 Auburn	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
#7 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Florida	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1955 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his first year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1 overall, 3–2–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	Mississippi State		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 7–13
October 1*	#16 Duke		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 0–21
October 8*	Chattanooga		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 13–0
October 15	at Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	W 20–0
October 22*	Dayton		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 53–7
October 29*	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 48–7
November 5†	#8 Georgia Tech		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	T 7–7
November 12	at Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	W 20–0
November 19	at Kentucky	#17	McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	L 0–23
November 29	#19 Vanderbilt		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 20–14
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Tom Tracy	Back	5	50	Detroit Lions
Buddy Cruze	End	12	143	Chicago Bears

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References

General

• (PDF) 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tenn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011_record_book.pdf. Retrieved March 10, 2012.

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