1958 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1958 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1958 record	4–6 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Bowden Wyatt
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field
Seasons

1958 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1/1 LSU †	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#4/4 Auburn	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
#11/12 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	1	–	3			5	–	2	–	3
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
#14/15 Florida	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1958 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1958 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6 overall, 4–3 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 28	at #3 Auburn		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	NBC	W 0–13
October 1	#11 Mississippi State		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 13–8
October 11	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		L 7–21
October 18	Alabama		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)		W 14–7
October 25*	Florida State		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 0–10
November 1*	#17 North Carolina		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		L 7–21
November 8*	Chattanooga		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		L 6–14
November 12†	#7 Ole Miss		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 18–16
November 22	Kentucky		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)		L 2–6
November 29	at #15 Vanderbilt		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN		W 10–6
*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
Carl Smith	Back	9	101	Detroit Lions
Lebron Shields	Tackle	22	256	Detroit Lions

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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 8, 2012.

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