1956 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
SEC Champions | |
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Sugar Bowl, L 13–7 vs. Baylor | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 2 |
1956 record | 10–1 (6–0 SEC) |
Head coach | Bowden Wyatt |
Home stadium | Shields-Watkins Field |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#2 Tennessee † | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#4 Georgia Tech | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1956 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his second year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1 overall, 6–0 in the SEC), as SEC Champions an with a loss against Baylor in the Sugar Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 275 points while the defense allowed 88 points.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 29 | at Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | W 37–7 | |||||
October 6* | at Duke | #9 | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | W 33–20 | ||||
October 13* | Chattanooga | #6 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 42–20 | ||||
October 20 | Alabama | #7 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) | W 24–0 | ||||
October 27* | Maryland | #4 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 34–7 | 33,500 | |||
November 1*† | North Carolina | #3 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 20–0 | ||||
November 10 | at #2 Georgia Tech | #3 | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 6–0 | ||||
November 19 | #19 Ole Miss | #1 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 27–7 | ||||
November 24 | Kentucky | #2 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) | W 20–7 | ||||
December 1 | at Vanderbilt | #2 | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 27–7 | ||||
January 1, 1957 | vs. #13 Baylor | #2 | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ABC | L 7–13 | 81,000 | ||
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Team players drafted into in the NFL[]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
John Gordy | Tackle | 2 | 24 | Detroit Lions |
Frank Kilinsky | Tackle | 28 | 329 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References[]
General
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011.
Specific
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 122
- ↑ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1950–59". University of Tennessee Athletics. http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/fball-history/1950-59.html. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
- ↑ "1957 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1957/draft.htm?redir. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
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