1957 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1957 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1957 college 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
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)
Head coach	Bowden Wyatt (3rd season)
Home stadium	Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Auburn	No. 8	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		L 0–7	42,000	[1]
October 5	Mississippi State		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		W 14–9	25,000	[2]
October 12	Chattanooga*	No. 19	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		W 28–13	21,500	[3]
October 19	at Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)		W 14–0	32,000	[4]
October 26	at Maryland*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 16–0	26,000	[5]
November 2	at North Carolina*	No. 17	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 35–0	34,000	[6]
November 9	No. 18 Georgia Tech	No. 9	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		W 21–6	45,500	[7]
November 16	vs. No. 8 Ole Miss	No. 7	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		L 7–14	31,000	[8]
November 23	at Kentucky	No. 12	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		L 6–20	36,500	[9]
November 30	Vanderbilt	No. 18	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		W 20–6	38,000	[10]
December 28	vs. No. 9 Texas A&M*	No. 13	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ABC	W 3–0	43,709	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

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

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