1957 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1957 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Gator Bowl champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 3–0 vs. Texas A&M | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 16 |
AP | No. 13 |
1957 record | 8–3 (4–3 SEC) |
Head coach | Bowden Wyatt (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Shields–Watkins Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Auburn $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Ole Miss | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Mississippi State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Florida | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1957 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his third year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 4–3 in the SEC) and with a victory over Texas A&M in the 1957 Gator Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 28 | Auburn | No. 8 | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | L 0–7 | |||||
October 5 | Mississippi State | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 14–9 | ||||||
October 12 | Chattanooga* | No. 19 | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 28–13 | |||||
October 19 | at Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama (Third Saturday in October) | W 14–0 | ||||||
October 26 | at Maryland* | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | W 16–0 | ||||||
November 2 | at North Carolina* | No. 17 | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | W 35–0 | |||||
November 9 | No. 18 Georgia Tech![]() |
No. 9 | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 21–6 | |||||
November 16 | No. 8 Ole Miss | No. 7 | Crump Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | L 7–14 | |||||
November 23 | at Kentucky | No. 12 | McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel) | L 6–20 | |||||
November 30 | Vanderbilt | No. 18 | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 20–6 | |||||
December 28 | vs. No. 9 Texas A&M | No. 13 | Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl) | ABC | W 3–0 | ||||
*Non-conference game. ![]() |
- Reference:[1]
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Bill Anderson | Back | 3 | 31 | Washington Redskins |
Bobby Gordon | Back | 6 | 63 | Chicago Cardinals |
Al Carter | Back | 22 | 257 | Chicago Bears |
Bobby Sandlin | Back | 24 | 285 | Baltimore Colts |
References
General
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
Specific
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 122
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
- ↑ "1958 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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