1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2019 1956 Tennessee Volunteers football Southeastern Conference SEC 2 2 10–1 6–0 Bowden Wyatt 2nd Shields–Watkins Field National champion (SR)SEC champion Sugar Bowl L Lost 7–13 vs. Baylor The 1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1956 college 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 1956 AP September 29 w y Auburn Legion Field Birmingham, AL rivalry 35–7 44,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98744226/majors-stars-as-vols-whip-auburn-357/ The Park City Daily News Majors stars as Vols whip Auburn 35–7 September 30, 1956 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com October 6 w y y 9 Duke Duke Stadium Durham, NC 33–20 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98744371/tennessee-routs-duke-3320/ The News and Observer Tennessee routs Duke, 33–20 October 7, 1956 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com October 13 w y 6 Chattanooga Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 42–20 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85097664/stubborn-mocs-laced-by-vols/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel Stubborn Mocs laced by Vols October 14, 1956 September 10, 2021 Newspapers.com October 20 w 7 Alabama Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN Third Saturday in October 24–0 27,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98744519/tennessee-smacks-bama-240/ Kingsport Times-News Tennessee smacks 'Bama 24–0 October 21, 1956 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com October 27 w y 4 Maryland Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 34–7 33,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98744618/volunteers-rap-maryland-347/ Richmond Times Dispatch Volunteers rap Maryland, 34–7 October 28, 1956 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com November 1 w y y 3 North Carolina Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 20–0 27,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98744886/ut-vols-hammer-tar-heels-200/ Elizabethton Star UT Vols hammer Tar Heels, 20–0 November 4, 1956 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com November 10 w y 3 Georgia Tech 2 Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 6–0 40,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98745183/tennessee-trips-tech-seeks-no-1/ Fort Lauderdale News Tennessee trips Tech, seeks No. 1 November 11, 1956 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com November 17 w 1 Ole Miss 19 rivalry Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 27–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98745498/vols-rally-to-beat-rebs-277/ The Knoxville Journal Vols rally to beat Rebs, 27–7 November 18, 1956 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com November 24 w 2 Kentucky Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN rivalry 20–7 45,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98745708/majors-pilots-vols-over-kentucky-20-to/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle Majors pilots Vols over Kentucky, 20 to 7 November 25, 1956 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com December 1 w y 2 Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 27–7 28,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98745882/majors-is-star-in-27-to-7-romp/ The Huntsville Times Majors is star in 27 to 7 romp December 2, 1956 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com January 1 l y 2 Baylor 13 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl ABC 7–13 81,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98746008/team-effort-earns-bears-bowl-victory-ove/ Corpus Christi Times Team effort earns Bears bowl victory over Vols January 2, 1957 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com Roster HB #45 Johnny Majors, Sr. Team players drafted into the NFL Tennessee Volunteers Player Position Round Pick NFL club John Gordy Tackle2 24 Detroit Lions Frank Kolinsky Tackle28 329 Pittsburgh Steelers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1957/draft.htm?redir 1957 NFL Draft Pro-Football-Reference.com March 18, 2012 References Tennessee Category:Tennessee Volunteers football seasons Category:Southeastern Conference football champion seasons Tennessee Volunteers football