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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1959 Season Highlights |
Bowden Wyatt enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Tennessee. |
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1959 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 26 | vs.
Auburn
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3 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 3 | vs.
Mississippi State
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22 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 10 | vs.
Georgia Tech
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7 |
14 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 17 | @
Alabama
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7 |
7 |
T |
@ Birmingham, AL |
| Sat., Oct. 24 | vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
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23 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 31 | @
North Carolina
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29 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 7 | vs.
Louisiana State
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14 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 14 | vs.
Mississippi
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7 |
37 |
L |
@ Memphis, TN |
| Sat., Nov. 21 | @
Kentucky
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0 |
20 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 28 | vs.
Vanderbilt
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0 |
14 |
L |
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1959 Season Totals |
Record | 5-4
-1
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Points Scored | 112 |
Scoring Average | 11.2 |
Points Allowed | 118 |
Defense Average | 11.8 |
Opponents Record | 55-34
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Conference Record | 3-4 |
Home Record | 4-3
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Away Record | 1-1
-1
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1959 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1959 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1959 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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