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-
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 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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.