1954 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1954 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1954 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Harvey Robinson, in his second year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	vs. Mississippi State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 19–7	28,523	[1]
October 2	at No. 7 Duke*	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 6–7	30,000	[2]
October 9	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 20–14		[3]
October 16	Alabama	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	L 0–27	41,800	[4]
October 23	Dayton*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 14–7	21,000	[5]
October 30	North Carolina*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 26–20		[6]
November 6	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 7–28	40,000	[7]
November 12	Florida	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–14	20,000	[8]
November 20	Kentucky	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 13–14	31,800	[9]
November 27	at Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–26	27,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• HB #45 Johnny Majors, So.

Team players drafted into the NFL

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References

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