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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: Harvey Robinson
Conference: Southeastern-

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1891 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

Harvey Robinson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tennessee.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Mississippi State	0	26	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Duke	7	21	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga	40	7	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Alabama	0	0	T	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Louisville	59	6	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ North Carolina	20	6	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Louisiana State	32	14	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Florida	9	7	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Kentucky	21	27	L
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Vanderbilt	33	6	W
Sat., Dec. 5	@ Houston	19	33	L

1953 Season Totals
Record	6-4 -1
Points Scored	240
Scoring Average	21.8
Points Allowed	153
Defense Average	13.9
Opponents Record	45-41
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-2 -1

1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1953 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Tech	9-2-1	288	111	Won 42-19	4-1-1	140	44	Bobby Dodd
Auburn	7-3-1	270	173	Lost 13-35	4-2-1	136	99	Ralph Shug Jordan
Kentucky	7-2-1	201	116		4-1-1	137	89	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi	7-2-1	236	113		4-1-1	129	62	John H. Vaught
Alabama	6-3-3	178	152	Lost 6-28	3-0-3	78	45	Harold D. Red Drew
Tennessee	6-4-1	240	153		3-2-1	95	80	Harvey Robinson
Mississippi State	5-2-3	196	119		3-1-3	121	80	Murray Warmath
Louisiana State	5-3-3	194	159		2-3-3	123	138	Gaynell Gus Tinsley
Florida	3-5-2	200	113		1-3-2	69	79	George R. Bob Woodruff
Georgia	3-8	155	250		1-5	71	149	Wallace Butts
Vanderbilt	3-7	131	258		1-5	59	172	Arthur L Art Guepe
Tulane	1-8-1	129	228		0-7	68	196	Raymond Bear Wolf

1953 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1953 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.