Chattanooga at Tennessee

Saturday, October 13, 1956

No. 6 Tennessee beat Chattanooga 42–⁠20. It was their 29th meeting; after it, Tennessee led the series 26–⁠1–⁠2 as played.

AwayChattanooga0–⁠3 in 1956
20
Home6Tennessee10–⁠1 in 1956
42

FinalHigh 73°F, low 49°FAttendance 20,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: I ennessee Ground Attack Tops Chattanooga, 42-20

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 14, 1956, page 1

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    I ennessee Ground Attack Tops Chattanooga, 42–⁠20 KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Oct. IS Pl. - Tennessee’s single wing powerhouse fizzled and Sputtered today in grinding out a 1920 decision over stubborn little Chattanooga. The sixth-ranked Vols blended long runs with passes and intercepted passes to chalk up their third victory of the season before a partisan crowd of 81 600. Tennessee scored in every quarter, while Chattanooga punched over its touchdowns in the first, third and fourth pc RODS. 1t was the first time the Moe casins had ever scored three touchdowns on the Vols in 81 games between the interstate rivals. Bill Butler, 180-pound sophomore back from Berlin. Wis, scored two Chattanooga touch downs and turned in a sparkling defensive performance to walk of with individual honors. Three

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 96% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Tennessee leads 37–⁠2–⁠2; as played, 38–⁠2–⁠2 in 42 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Tennessee 69, Chattanooga 3
2019Tennessee 45, Chattanooga 0
2014Tennessee 45, Chattanooga 10
1969Tennessee 31, Chattanooga 0
1966Tennessee 28, Chattanooga 10
1964Tennessee 10, Chattanooga 6

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