The 1957 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1957 NCAA University Division 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.
| 1957 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Gator Bowl champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 3–0 vs. Texas A&M | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| AP | No. 13 |
| Record | 8–3 (4–3 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Shields–Watkins Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Auburn $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Ole Miss | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Mississippi State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Florida | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Auburn | No. 8 | L 0–7 | 42,000 | [1] | ||
| October 5 | Mississippi State |
| W 14–9 | 25,000 | [2] | ||
| October 12 | Chattanooga* | No. 19 |
| W 28–13 | 21,500 | [3] | |
| October 19 | at Alabama | W 14–0 | 32,000 | [4] | |||
| October 26 | at Maryland* | W 16–0 | 26,000 | [5] | |||
| November 2 | at North Carolina* | No. 17 | W 35–0 | 34,000 | [6] | ||
| November 9 | No. 18 Georgia Tech | No. 9 |
| W 21–6 | 45,500 | [7] | |
| November 16 | vs. No. 8 Ole Miss | No. 7 | L 7–14 | 31,000 | [8] | ||
| November 23 | at Kentucky | No. 12 | L 6–20 | 36,500 | [9] | ||
| November 30 | Vanderbilt | No. 18 |
| W 20–6 | 38,000 | [10] | |
| December 28 | vs. No. 9 Texas A&M* | No. 13 | ABC | W 3–0 | 43,709 | [11] | |
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Team players drafted into the NFL edit
| 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 |
References edit
- ^ "Auburn blanks Tennessee, 7–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols win SEC thriller over Maroons, 14–9". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 6, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols withstand Moc blitz, 28–13". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 13, 1957. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gordon-led Vols beat Tide, 14–0". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hard hitting Vols crush Terps 16–0". News-Press. October 27, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee scores in every period to beat N.C. 35–0". The Times and Democrat. November 3, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "45,500 see Vols smack Tech, 21–6". Kingsport Times-News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss beats UT 14–7". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 17, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alert Kentucky hands Vols 20–6 loss". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 24, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gator Bowl-bound Vols whip Vandy, 20–6". The Bristol Herald Courier. December 1, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols hurdle Aggies 3 to 0 in bruising battle". The Courier-Journal. December 29, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1958 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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