1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The 1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee
in the 1956 college football season
. The Volunteers offense scored 275 points while the defense allowed 88 points. Bowden Wyatt
was the team's head coach and led the club to an appearance in the Sugar Bowl
.
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in the 1956 college football season
1956 college football season
The 1956 college football season saw the Sooners of the University of Oklahoma finish a third consecutive season unbeaten and untied to again win the national championship....
. The Volunteers offense scored 275 points while the defense allowed 88 points. Bowden Wyatt
Bowden Wyatt
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was the team's head coach and led the club to an appearance in the Sugar Bowl
1957 Sugar Bowl
The 1957 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 2nd ranked Tennessee Vols, and the 11th ranked Baylor Bears. Behind the help of a strong defense, the Baylor Bears upset the number 2 and undefeated Tennessee Vols....
.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Volunteers points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 29 | @ Auburn | Win | 35 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Oct. 6 | @ Duke | Win | 33 | 20 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Oct. 13 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | Win | 42 | 20 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Oct. 20 | Alabama | Win | 24 | 0 | 4–0 |
| 5 | Oct. 27 | Maryland | Win | 34 | 7 | 5–0 |
| 6 | Nov. 3 | North Carolina | Win | 20 | 0 | 6–0 |
| 7 | Nov. 10 | @ Georgia Tech | Win | 6 | 0 | 7–0 |
| 8 | Nov. 17 | Mississippi | Win | 27 | 7 | 8–0 |
| 9 | Nov. 24 | Kentucky | Win | 20 | 7 | 9–0 |
| 10 | Dec. 1 | @ Vanderbilt | Win | 27 | 7 | 10–0 |
| 11 | Jan. 1 | Baylor (Sugar Bowl) | Loss | 7 | 13 | 10–1 |
Team players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| John Gordy John Gordy John Gordy was an American Football offensive guard who played for the Detroit Lions in an eleven year career that lasted from 1957 to 1967 in the National Football League.... |
Tackle | 2 | 24 | Detroit Lions 1957 Detroit Lions season Scoring*DET - FG Martin 31*DET - Rote 1 yard run *DET - Gedman 1 yard run *CLE - Brown 29 yard run *DET - Junker 26 yard pass from Rote *DET - Barr 19 yard interception... |
| Frank Kilinsky | Tackle | 28 | 329 | Pittsburgh Steelers 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Washington Redskins :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 27,452* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:... |