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1957 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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 FieldinKnoxville, 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[edit]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Auburn	No. 8	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		L 0–7	42,000	[1]
October 5	Mississippi State		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		W 14–9	25,000	[2]
October 12	Chattanooga*	No. 19	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		W 28–13	21,500	[3]
October 19	atAlabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)		W 14–0	32,000	[4]
October 26	atMaryland*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 16–0	26,000	[5]
November 2	atNorth Carolina*	No. 17	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 35–0	34,000	[6]
November 9	No. 18Georgia Tech	No. 9	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		W 21–6	45,500	[7]
November 16	vs. No. 8Ole Miss	No. 7	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		L 7–14	31,000	[8]
November 23	atKentucky	No. 12	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		L 6–20	36,500	[9]
November 30	Vanderbilt	No. 18	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		W 20–6	38,000	[10]
December 28	vs. No. 9Texas A&M*	No. 13	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ABC	W 3–0	43,709	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

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