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-
1956 Season Highlights
Bowden Wyatt enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
The Volunteers won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Auburn
35
7
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Duke
33
20
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
42
20
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Alabama
24
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Maryland
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
North Carolina
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Georgia Tech
6
0
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Mississippi
27
7
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Kentucky
20
7
W
Sat., Dec. 1 @
Vanderbilt
27
7
W
Tue., Jan. 1
Baylor
7
13
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1956 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 275
Scoring Average 25.0
Points Allowed 88
Defense Average 8.0
Opponents Record 55-43
Conference Record 6-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-0
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
2 10-0-0
AP
2 10-0-0
Coaches
2 10-0-0
INS
2 10-0-0
UP
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).