1955 Tennessee Volunteers football team
| 1955 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (3–2–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Shields–Watkins Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Ole Miss $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Auburn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1955 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his first year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1 overall, 3–2–1 in the SEC).
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Mississippi State | L 7–13 | 16,500 | [1] | ||
| October 1 | No. 16 Duke* |
| L 0–21 | 25,500 | [2] | |
| October 8 | Chattanooga* |
| W 13–0 | 13,500 | [3] | |
| October 15 | at Alabama | W 20–0 | 35,000 | [4] | ||
| October 22 | Dayton* |
| W 53–7 | [5] | ||
| October 29 | at North Carolina* | W 48–7 | 18,000 | [6] | ||
| November 5 | No. 8 Georgia Tech |
| T 7–7 | 50,000 | [7] | |
| November 12 | at Florida | W 20–0 | 42,400 | [8] | ||
| November 19 | at Kentucky | No. 17 | L 0–23 | 36,000 | [9] | |
| November 26 | No. 19 Vanderbilt |
| W 20–14 | 40,000 | [10] | |
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Roster
[edit]- HB #45 Johnny Majors, Jr.
Team players drafted into the NFL
[edit]| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Tom Tracy | Back | 5 | 50 | Detroit Lions |
| Buddy Cruze | End | 12 | 143 | Chicago Bears |
References
[edit]- ^ "Maroons stem Vol surge, spoil Wyatt debut, 13–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 25, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke defeats Vols; Devils hand Wyatt's team 21–0 loss". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mocs hold Tennessee to 13–0 win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 9, 1955. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Majors, Vols rip Tide, 20–0". The Birmingham News. October 16, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bronson, Gorgon pace Vola to 53–7 victory over Dayton". Kingsport Times-News. October 23, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee blasts Tarheels, 48 to 7". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fired-up Tennessee Volunteers tie Georgia Tech 7–7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee spoils Gator homecoming, 20–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 13, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats master Tennessee third straight time by 23–0". The Park City Daily News. November 20, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols rally to smash Vandy, 20–14". The Knoxville Journal. November 27, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1956 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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