1958 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1958 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1958 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 fourth 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, 4–3 in the SEC).

1958 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1958 record4–6 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
1958 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 LSU $ 6 –0 –0  11 –0 –0
No. 4 Auburn 6 –0 –1  9 –0 –1
No. 11 Ole Miss 3 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –1 –3  5 –2 –3
Tennessee 4 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Alabama 3 –4 –1  5 –4 –1
Kentucky 3 –4 –1  5 –4 –1
No. 14 Florida 2 –3 –1  6 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 2 –3 –1  5 –4 –1
Georgia 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Tulane 1 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Mississippi State 1 –6 –0  3 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28at No. 3 Auburn
NBCL 0–13
October 1vs. No. 11 Mississippi State
W 13–8
October 11at Georgia Tech
L 7–2144,726
October 18Alabama
W 14–734,200
October 25Florida State*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–10
November 1No. 17 North Carolina*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 7–21
November 8Chattanooga*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 6–14
November 12No. 7 Ole Miss
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 18–16
November 22Kentucky
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 2–6
November 29at No. 15 Vanderbilt
W 10–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
  • TB Bill Majors, So.

Team players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Carl SmithBack9101Detroit Lions
Lebron ShieldsTackle22256Detroit Lions

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References

General

  • 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2012.

Specific

  1. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 122
  2. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
  3. "1959 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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