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Tennessee Football Team History


Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
 Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794
Stadium: Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 104,079
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Bowden Wyatt
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 Bowden Wyatt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Mississippi State  7   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Duke  0   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Alabama  20   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Dayton  53   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ North Carolina  48   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Georgia Tech  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Florida  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Kentucky  0   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Vanderbilt  20   14   W       
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored188
  Scoring Average18.8
  Points Allowed92
  Defense Average9.2
  Opponents Record43-36
  Conference Record3-2
  Home Record3-2 -1
  Away Record3-1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1955 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Mississippi 10-1265110Won  14-135-113573  John H. Vaught
Auburn 8-2-1224123Lost  13-255-2-1136117  Ralph Shug Jordan
Georgia Tech 9-1-118946Won  7-04-1-18733  Bobby Dodd
Vanderbilt 8-324086Won  25-134-312366  Arthur L Art Guepe
Mississippi State 6-4173142 4-4120135  Darrell Royal
Kentucky 6-3-1178131 3-3-189108  Blanton Collier
Tennessee 6-3-118892 3-2-17457  Bowden Wyatt
Tulane 5-4-1163136 3-3-110194  Anton Andy Pilney
Florida 4-6111126 3-577119  George R. Bob Woodruff
Georgia 4-6173170 2-591123  Wallace Butts
Louisiana State 3-5-2139149 2-3-110681  Paul Dietzel
Alabama 0-1048256 0-634155  Jennings B. Ears Whitworth

1955 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1955 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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