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-
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
Record 5-4
-1
Points Scored 112
Scoring Average 11.2
Points Allowed 118
Defense Average 11.8
Opponents Record 55-34
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 1-1
-1
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.