Chattanooga at Tennessee
Saturday, October 9, 1954 Share
Tennessee beat Chattanooga 20–14. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Tennessee led the series 24–1–2 as played.
FinalHigh 66°F, low 54°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, October 10, 1954, page 62
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KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Oct. o. Fullback Tom Tracy’s 73-yard touchdown dash in the waning moments pulled Tennessee out Of a 14–14 tie with stubborn Chat tanooga today for a 20–14 VIC tory. Chattanooga had battled the heavily-favored Vols on even terms for IS minutes until Tracy broke of right tackle and cut loose for his spectacular dash. Tennessee scored once in the first period and twice in the fourth. Chattanooga got its touchdowns in the second and fourth quarters, with Fullback Dick Young of Trumbell, Conn,
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Tennessee 94% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Chattanooga–Tennessee gameOfficially, Tennessee leads 37–2–2; as played, 38–2–2 in 42 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.
Around this game
Chattanooga
- Next gamevs. North TexasOct. 15, 1954
- SeasonChattanooga in 1954
- ProgramChattanooga history and records
Tennessee
- Next gamevs. AlabamaOct. 16, 1954
- SeasonTennessee in 1954
- ProgramTennessee history and records

