1957 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2019 1957 Tennessee Volunteers football Southeastern Conference SEC 16 13 8–3 4–3 Bowden Wyatt 3rd Shields–Watkins Field Gator Bowl champion Gator Bowl W Won 3–0 vs. Texas A&M The 1957 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1957 college 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. Schedule 1957 AP September 28 l 8 Auburn Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN rivalry 0–7 42,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794023/auburn-blanks-tennessee-70/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Auburn blanks Tennessee, 7–0 September 29, 1957 March 31, 2022 Newspapers.com October 5 w Mississippi State Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 14–9 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794212/vols-win-sec-thriller-over-maroons-149/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle Vols win SEC thriller over Maroons, 14–9 October 6, 1957 March 31, 2022 Newspapers.com October 12 w y 19 Chattanooga Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 28–13 21,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85099831/vols-withstand-moc-blitz-2813/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel Vols withstand Moc blitz, 28–13 October 13, 1957 September 10, 2021 Newspapers.com October 19 w y Alabama Legion Field Birmingham, AL Third Saturday in October 14–0 32,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794449/gordon-led-vols-beat-tide-140/ The Birmingham News Gordon-led Vols beat Tide, 14–0 October 20, 1957 March 31, 2022 Newspapers.com October 26 w y y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 16–0 26,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794572/hard-hitting-vols-crush-terps-160/ News-Press Hard hitting Vols crush Terps 16–0 October 27, 1957 March 31, 2022 Newspapers.com November 2 w y y 17 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 35–0 34,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794740/tennessee-scores-in-every-period-to-beat/ The Times and Democrat Tennessee scores in every period to beat N.C. 35–0 November 3, 1957 March 31, 2022 Newspapers.com November 9 w y 9 Georgia Tech 18 Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN rivalry 21–6 45,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794917/45500-see-vols-smack-tech-216/ Kingsport Times-News 45,500 see Vols smack Tech, 21–6 November 10, 1957 March 31, 2022 Newspapers.com November 16 l 7 y Ole Miss 8 rivalry Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 7–14 31,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98795324/ole-miss-beats-ut-147/ Chattanooga Sunday Times Ole Miss beats UT 14–7 November 17, 1957 March 31, 2022 Newspapers.com November 23 l y 12 Kentucky McLean Stadium Lexington, KY rivalry 6–20 36,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77931268/alert-kentucky-hands-vols-206-loss/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel Alert Kentucky hands Vols 20–6 loss November 24, 1957 May 18, 2021 Newspapers.com November 30 w 18 Vanderbilt Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN rivalry 20–6 38,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98795540/gator-bowl-bound-vols-whip-vandy-206/ The Bristol Herald Courier Gator Bowl-bound Vols whip Vandy, 20–6 December 1, 1957 March 31, 2022 Newspapers.com December 28 w y y 13 Texas A&M 9 Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL Gator Bowl ABC 3–0 43,709 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98795736/vols-hurdle-aggies-3-to-0-in-bruising-ba/ The Courier-Journal Vols hurdle Aggies 3 to 0 in bruising battle December 29, 1957 March 31, 2022 Newspapers.com Team players drafted into the NFL Tennessee Volunteers Player Position Round Pick NFL club Bill Anderson Back 3 31 Washington Redskins Bobby Gordon Back 6 63 Chicago Cardinals Al Carter Back 22 257 Chicago Bears Bobby Sandlin Back 24 285 Baltimore Colts https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1958/draft.htm?redir 1958 NFL Draft Pro-Football-Reference.com March 8, 2012 References Tennessee Category:Tennessee Volunteers football seasons Category:Gator Bowl champion seasons Tennessee Volunteers football