1959 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1959 Tennessee Volunteers (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1959 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 fifth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1 overall, 3–4–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	No. 3 Auburn		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 3–0	40,500	[1]
October 3	Mississippi State	No. 9	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 22–6	26,895	[2]
October 10	No. 3 Georgia Tech	No. 8	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–14	45,021	[3]
October 17	at Alabama	No. 14	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	T 7–7	42,000	[4]
October 24	Chattanooga*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 23–0	23,000–25,000	[5][6]
October 31	at North Carolina*	No. 20	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 29–7	30,000	[7]
November 7	No. 1 LSU	No. 13	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 14–13	47,000	[8]
November 14	vs. Ole Miss	No. 9	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 7–37	32,515	[9]
November 21	at Kentucky	No. 20	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 0–20	38,000	[10]
November 28	Vanderbilt		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–14	31,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• TB Bill Majors, Jr.

Team players drafted into the NFL

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References

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