1955 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1955 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1955 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his first year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1 overall, 3–2–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Mississippi State		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 7–13	16,500	[1]
October 1	No. 16 Duke*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 0–21	25,500	[2]
October 8	Chattanooga*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 13–0	13,500	[3]
October 15	at Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	W 20–0	35,000	[4]
October 22	Dayton*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 53–7		[5]
October 29	at North Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 48–7	18,000	[6]
November 5	No. 8 Georgia Tech		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	T 7–7	50,000	[7]
November 12	at Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	W 20–0	42,400	[8]
November 19	at Kentucky	No. 17	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 0–23	36,000	[9]
November 26	No. 19 Vanderbilt		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 20–14	40,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• HB #45 Johnny Majors, Jr.

Team players drafted into the NFL

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References

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