Bowden Wyatt

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Clarence Bowden Wyatt (born October 4, 1917 in Kingston, Tennessee, died January 21, 1969 in Kingston, Tennessee) was the head football coach at the University of Tennessee from 1955-1962. He compiled a 49-29-4 record during his tenure. Wyatt served as the head coach at the University of Arkansas and the University of Wyoming prior to coming to Tennessee. He compiled a 39-17-1 record at Wyoming, and an 11-10 record at Arkansas.

Wyatt's most notable victory at Tennessee came on November 7, 1959, when the Volunteers upset top-ranked LSU, 14-13, by stopping a two-point conversion attempt by eventual Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon late in the game. The victory ended the Tigers' 18-game winning streak and denied LSU what would undoubtedly have been a second consecutive national championship.^{[citation needed]}

Wyatt was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.

Wyatt married Mary Alson Miller in about 1940, and they had one daughter named Mary Gail "Missy" in 1942.

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Preceded by Otis Douglas	University of Arkansas Head Football Coach 1953–1954	Succeeded by Jack Mitchell
Preceded by Harvey Robinson	University of Tennessee Head Football Coach 1955–1962	Succeeded by Jim McDonald
Preceded by Bunnie Oakes	University of Wyoming Head Football Coach 1947–1952	Succeeded by Phil Dickens

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