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American college football season
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
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* | | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| L 0–21 | 25,500 |
[2] |
October 8 |
Chattanooga* | | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| W 13–0 | 13,500 |
[3] |
October 15 | at
Alabama | | | W 20–0 | 35,000 |
[4] |
October 22 |
Dayton* | | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| W 53–7 | |
[5] |
October 29 | at
North Carolina* | | | W 48–7 | 18,000 |
[6] |
November 5 | No. 8
Georgia Tech![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN (
rivalry)
| 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 | | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN (
rivalry)
| W 20–14 | 40,000 |
[10] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
Team players drafted into the NFL
[11]
References
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"Maroons stem Vol surge, spoil Wyatt debut, 13–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 25, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Duke defeats Vols; Devils hand Wyatt's team 21–0 loss". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Mocs hold Tennessee to 13–0 win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 9, 1955. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Majors, Vols rip Tide, 20–0". The Birmingham News. October 16, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Bronson, Gorgon pace Vola to 53–7 victory over Dayton". Kingsport Times-News. October 23, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tennessee blasts Tarheels, 48 to 7". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Fired-up Tennessee Volunteers tie Georgia Tech 7–7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tennessee spoils Gator homecoming, 20–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 13, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Cats master Tennessee third straight time by 23–0". The Park City Daily News. November 20, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols rally to smash Vandy, 20–14". The Knoxville Journal. November 27, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1956 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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