1955 Tennessee Volunteers football team
American college football season
1955 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 6–3–1 (3–2–1 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Shields–Watkins Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
No. 10 Ole Miss $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||
No. 8 Auburn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||
No. 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 | ||
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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 | Source |
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September 24 | Mississippi State | L 7–13 | 16,500 | [1] | ||
October 1 | No. 16 Duke * |
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L 0–21 | 25,500 | [2] | |
October 8 | Chattanooga * |
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W 13–0 | 13,500 | [3] | |
October 15 | at Alabama | W 20–0 | 35,000 | [4] | ||
October 22 | Dayton * |
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W 53–7 | [5] | ||
October 29 | at North Carolina * | W 48–7 | 18,000 | [6] | ||
November 5 | No. 8 Georgia Tech |
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T 7–7 | 50,000 | [7] | |
November 12 | at Florida | W 20–0 | 42,400 | [8] | ||
November 19 | at Kentucky | No. 17 | L 0–23 | 36,000 | [9] | |
November 26 | No. 19 Vanderbilt |
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W 20–14 | 40,000 | [10] | |
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Roster
- HB #45 Johnny Majors , Jr.
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Tom Tracy | Back | 5 | 50 | Detroit Lions |
Buddy Cruze | End | 12 | 143 | Chicago Bears |
References
- ↑ "Maroons stem Vol surge, spoil Wyatt debut, 13–7" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . September 25, 1955 . Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Duke defeats Vols; Devils hand Wyatt's team 21–0 loss" . Asheville Citizen-Times . October 2, 1955 . Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Mocs hold Tennessee to 13–0 win" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . October 9, 1955 . Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Majors, Vols rip Tide, 20–0" . The Birmingham News . October 16, 1955 . Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Bronson, Gorgon pace Vola to 53–7 victory over Dayton" . Kingsport Times-News . October 23, 1955 . Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Tennessee blasts Tarheels, 48 to 7" . The Birmingham News . October 30, 1955 . Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Fired-up Tennessee Volunteers tie Georgia Tech 7–7" . The Clarion-Ledger . November 6, 1955 . Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Tennessee spoils Gator homecoming, 20–0" . Tampa Sunday Tribune . November 13, 1955 . Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Cats master Tennessee third straight time by 23–0" . The Park City Daily News . November 20, 1955 . Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Vols rally to smash Vandy, 20–14" . The Knoxville Journal . November 27, 1955 . Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "1956 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 10, 2012 .
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