1957 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1957 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1957 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 third year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 4–3 in the SEC) and with a victory over Texas A&M in the 1957 Gator Bowl.

1957 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 3–0 vs. Texas A&M
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 13
1957 record8–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Auburn $ 7 0 0  10 0 0
No. 7 Ole Miss 5 0 1  9 1 1
No. 14 Mississippi State 4 2 1  6 2 1
No. 17 Florida 4 2 1  6 2 1
No. 13 Tennessee 4 3 0  8 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 3 1  5 3 2
LSU 4 4 0  5 5 0
Georgia Tech 3 4 1  4 4 2
Georgia 3 4 0  3 7 0
Tulane 1 5 0  2 8 0
Alabama 1 6 1  2 7 1
Kentucky 1 7 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28AuburnNo. 8L 0–7
October 5Mississippi State
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 14–9
October 12Chattanooga*No. 19
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 28–13
October 19at AlabamaW 14–0
October 26at Maryland*W 16–026,000
November 2at North Carolina*No. 17W 35–0
November 9No. 18 Georgia TechNo. 9
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 21–645,500
November 16vs. No. 8 Ole MissNo. 7L 7–14
November 23at KentuckyNo. 12L 6–20
November 30VanderbiltNo. 18
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 20–6
December 28vs. No. 9 Texas A&MNo. 13ABCW 3–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Bill AndersonBack331Washington Redskins
Bobby GordonBack663Chicago Cardinals
Al CarterBack22257Chicago Bears
Bobby SandlinBack24285Baltimore Colts

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References

General

  • 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2012.

Specific

  1. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 122
  2. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
  3. "1958 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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