Tennessee Football Team History
Tennessee Volunteers
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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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1957 Season Highlights |
Bowden Wyatt enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tennessee. |
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1957 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 28 | vs.
Auburn
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0 |
7 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 5 | vs.
Mississippi State
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14 |
9 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 12 | vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
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28 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Alabama
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14 |
0 |
W |
@ Birmingham, AL |
| Sat., Oct. 26 | @
Maryland
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16 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 2 | @
North Carolina
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35 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 9 | vs.
Georgia Tech
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21 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 16 | vs.
Mississippi
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7 |
14 |
L |
@ Memphis, TN |
| Sat., Nov. 23 | @
Kentucky
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6 |
20 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 30 | vs.
Vanderbilt
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20 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Dec. 28 |
Texas A&M
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3 |
0 |
W |
@ Jacksonville, FL |
Gator Bowl |
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1957 Season Totals |
Record | 8-3
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Points Scored | 164 |
Scoring Average | 14.9 |
Points Allowed | 75 |
Defense Average | 6.8 |
Opponents Record | 58-36
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Conference Record | 4-3 |
Home Record | 4-2
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Away Record | 3-1
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1957 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
13 | 7-3-0 |
AP |
16 | 7-3-0 |
Coaches |
16 | 7-3-0 |
UP |
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1957 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1957 All Southeastern Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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