
1955 Tennessee
6–3–1 (3–2–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bowden Wyatt. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Dayton 53–7Oct 22
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs | L 7–13 | 50% |
| Oct 1 | vs | L 0–21 | 33% |
| Oct 8 | vs | W 13–0 | 89% |
| Oct 15 | at | W 20–0 | 41% |
| Oct 22 | vs | W 53–7 | 90% |
| Oct 29 | at | W 48–7 | 52% |
| Nov 5 | vs | T 7–7 | 32% |
| Nov 12 | at | W 20–0 | 39% |
| Nov 19 | at | L 0–23 | 45% |
| Nov 26 | vs | W 20–14 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Vanderbilt 20–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 10: 17
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1955.
- Record
- 6–3–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 4th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 17
- Points
- 188–92
- Coach
- Bowden Wyatt
- Elo
- 1554 +78 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.8 No. 19 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 5 | Tom Tracy B | Detroit Lions |
All-SEC
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Johnny MajorsRBAP-1; UP-1
Second team
Charley RaderOTAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5–1 | 10–1 | 10 | |
| 5–1–1 | 8–2–1 | 8 | |
| 4–1–1 | 9–1–1 | 7 | |
| 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | ||
| 4–3 | 8–3 | ||
| 4–4 | 6–4 | ||
| 3–3–1 | 6–3–1 | ||
| 3–3–1 | 5–4–1 | ||
| 2–3–1 | 3–5–2 | ||
| 3–5 | 4–6 | ||
| 2–5 | 4–6 | ||
| 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.
