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Tennessee Volunteers

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

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1891 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

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 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Tech	10-1	248	47	Won 21-14	7-1	211	26	Bobby Dodd
Tennessee	10-1	275	88	Lost 7-13	6-0	139	28	Bowden Wyatt
Florida	6-3-1	158	98		5-2	124	58	George R. Bob Woodruff
Auburn	7-3	174	117		4-3	108	110	Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi	7-3	207	82		4-2	122	68	John H. Vaught
Kentucky	6-4	119	105		4-4	72	105	Blanton Collier
Tulane	6-4	124	123		3-3	56	83	Anton Andy Pilney
Vanderbilt	5-5	147	113		2-5	72	91	Arthur L Art Guepe
Mississippi State	4-6	148	152		2-5	104	119	Wade Walker
Alabama	2-7-1	85	208		2-4	53	125	Jennings B. Ears Whitworth
Georgia	3-6-1	66	162		1-6	30	143	Wallace Butts
Louisiana State	3-7	104	197		1-5	50	158	Paul Dietzel

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

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.