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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024
1959 Season Highlights
 Bowden Wyatt enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Auburn  3   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Mississippi State  22   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Georgia Tech  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Alabama  7   7   T    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  23   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ North Carolina  29   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Louisiana State  14   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Mississippi  7   37   L    @ Memphis, TN   
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Kentucky  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Vanderbilt  0   14   L       
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record5-4 -1
  Points Scored112
  Scoring Average11.2
  Points Allowed118
  Defense Average11.8
  Opponents Record55-34
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record1-1 -1
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1959 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 10-122889Won  14-07-012353  Wallace Butts
Mississippi 10-135021Won  21-05-118421  John H. Vaught
Louisiana State 9-216450Lost  0-215-27944  Paul Dietzel
Auburn 7-317458 4-39033  Ralph Shug Jordan
Alabama 7-2-29559Lost  0-73-1-25638  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia Tech 6-5136121Lost  7-143-37669  Bobby Dodd
Tennessee 5-4-1112118 3-4-160111  Bowden Wyatt
Vanderbilt 5-3-2138106 3-2-25779  Arthur L Art Guepe
Florida 5-4-1169107 2-46062  George R. Bob Woodruff
Kentucky 4-6140107 1-64597  Blanton Collier
Tulane 3-6-194176 0-5-139143  Anton Andy Pilney
Mississippi State 2-796198 0-719161  Wade Walker

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 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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