1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team
| 1956 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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National champion (SR) SEC champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 13–7 vs. Baylor | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 10–1 (6–0 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Shields–Watkins Field |
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| No. 2 Tennessee $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Georgia Tech | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his second year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1 overall, 6–0 in the SEC), as SEC Champions and with a loss against Baylor in the Sugar Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 275 points while the defense allowed 88 points.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | at Auburn | W 35–7 | 44,000 | [1] | |||
| October 6 | at Duke* | No. 9 | W 33–20 | 22,000 | [2] | ||
| October 13 | Chattanooga* | No. 6 | W 42–20 | 20,000 | [3] | ||
| October 20 | Alabama | No. 7 |
| W 24–0 | 27,500 | [4] | |
| October 27 | Maryland* | No. 4 |
| W 34–7 | 33,500 | [5] | |
| November 1 | North Carolina* | No. 3 |
| W 20–0 | 27,000 | [6] | |
| November 10 | at No. 2 Georgia Tech | No. 3 | W 6–0 | 40,000 | [7] | ||
| November 17 | No. 19 Ole Miss | No. 1 |
| W 27–7 | [8] | ||
| November 24 | Kentucky | No. 2 |
| W 20–7 | 45,000 | [9] | |
| December 1 | at Vanderbilt | No. 2 | W 27–7 | 28,000 | [10] | ||
| January 1 | vs. No. 13 Baylor | No. 2 | ABC | L 7–13 | 81,000 | [11] | |
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Roster[edit]
- HB #45 Johnny Majors, Sr.
Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| John Gordy | Tackle | 2 | 24 | Detroit Lions |
| Frank Kolinsky | Tackle | 28 | 329 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References[edit]
- ^ "Majors stars as Vols whip Auburn 35–7". The Park City Daily News. September 30, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee routs Duke, 33–20". The News and Observer. October 7, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stubborn Mocs laced by Vols". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 14, 1956. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee smacks 'Bama 24–0". Kingsport Times-News. October 21, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Volunteers rap Maryland, 34–7". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 28, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT Vols hammer Tar Heels, 20–0". Elizabethton Star. November 4, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee trips Tech, seeks No. 1". Fort Lauderdale News. November 11, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols rally to beat Rebs, 27–7". The Knoxville Journal. November 18, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Majors pilots Vols over Kentucky, 20 to 7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 25, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Majors is star in 27 to 7 romp". The Huntsville Times. December 2, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Team effort earns Bears bowl victory over Vols". Corpus Christi Times. January 2, 1957. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1957 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
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