1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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.
Season
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 |
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Team players drafted into in the NFL
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Awards and honors
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