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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| 1955 Season Highlights |
| Bowden Wyatt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tennessee. |
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| 1955 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 24 | vs.
Mississippi State
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7 |
13 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 1 | vs.
Duke
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0 |
21 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 8 | vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
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13 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 15 | @
Alabama
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20 |
0 |
W |
@ Birmingham, AL |
| | Sat., Oct. 22 | vs. Dayton
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53 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 29 | @
North Carolina
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48 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 5 | vs.
Georgia Tech
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7 |
7 |
T |
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| | Sat., Nov. 12 | @
Florida
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20 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 19 | @
Kentucky
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0 |
23 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 26 | vs.
Vanderbilt
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20 |
14 |
W |
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| 1955 Season Totals |
| Record | 6-3
-1
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| Points Scored | 188 |
| Scoring Average | 18.8 |
| Points Allowed | 92 |
| Defense Average | 9.2 |
| Opponents Record | 43-36
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| Conference Record | 3-2 |
| Home Record | 3-2
-1
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| Away Record | 3-1
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| 1955 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
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| 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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
