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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-

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1891 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024

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 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Mississippi	10-1	265	110	Won 14-13	5-1	135	73	John H. Vaught
Auburn	8-2-1	224	123	Lost 13-25	5-2-1	136	117	Ralph Shug Jordan
Georgia Tech	9-1-1	189	46	Won 7-0	4-1-1	87	33	Bobby Dodd
Vanderbilt	8-3	240	86	Won 25-13	4-3	123	66	Arthur L Art Guepe
Mississippi State	6-4	173	142		4-4	120	135	Darrell Royal
Kentucky	6-3-1	178	131		3-3-1	89	108	Blanton Collier
Tennessee	6-3-1	188	92		3-2-1	74	57	Bowden Wyatt
Tulane	5-4-1	163	136		3-3-1	101	94	Anton Andy Pilney
Florida	4-6	111	126		3-5	77	119	George R. Bob Woodruff
Georgia	4-6	173	170		2-5	91	123	Wallace Butts
Louisiana State	3-5-2	139	149		2-3-1	106	81	Paul Dietzel
Alabama	0-10	48	256		0-6	34	155	Jennings B. Ears Whitworth

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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.