Schedule
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Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | at No. 3 Auburn | | NBC | L 0–13 | 46,000 | [1] |
October 4 | vs. No. 11 Mississippi State | | | W 13–8 | 27,279 | [2] |
October 11 | at Georgia Tech | | | L 7–21 | 44,726 | [3] |
October 18 | Alabama | | | W 14–7 | 34,200 | [4] |
October 25 | Florida State* | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| | L 0–10 | 23,700 | [5] |
November 1 | No. 17 North Carolina* | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| | L 7–21 | 25,290 | [6] |
November 8 | No. 11 (small) Chattanooga* | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| | L 6–14 | | [7] |
November 15 | No. 7 Ole Miss | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| | W 18–16 | 27,100 | [8] |
November 22 | Kentucky | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| | L 2–6 | 41,600 | [9] |
November 29 | at No. 15 Vanderbilt | | | W 10–6 | 27,967 | [10] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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References
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- ^ "Auburn's late push trips Vols, 13–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stubborn Vols defeat big Mississippi State". The Commercial Appeal. October 5, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech trips upstart Vols, 21–7 on three big kicks". The Selma Times-Journal. October 12, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Majors toe, sneak trips slam Bama". Evansville Press. October 19, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles pounce on Vols 10–0". The Tennessean. October 26, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC defeats Vols for first time in 10 years". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fired-up Mocs humiliate Vols, 14–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 9, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols upset Ole Miss 18–16 on Etter's 75-yard sprint". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 16, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky repulses repeated Vol threats for 6–2 victory". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 23, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols sparked by Majors to 10–6 upset of Vandy". The Courier-Journal. November 30, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1959 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.