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-
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
Record 6-3
-1
Points Scored 188
Scoring Average 18.8
Points Allowed 92
Defense Average 9.2
Opponents Record 43-36
Conference Record 3-2
Home Record 3-2
-1
Away Record 3-1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.