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1957 Tennessee

8–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bowden Wyatt, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1957, game by game: lost vs. Auburn 0–7; won vs. Mississippi State 14–9; won vs. Chattanooga 28–13; won at Alabama 14–0; won at Maryland 16–0; won at North Carolina 35–0; won vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech 21–6; lost at No. 8 Ole Miss 7–14; lost at Kentucky 6–20; won vs. Vanderbilt 20–6; won vs. No. 4 Texas A&M 3–0+35−14Lost 0–7 vs. Auburn-7AuburnWon 14–9 vs. Mississippi State+5Mississippi Sta…Won 28–13 vs. Chattanooga+15ChattanoogaWon 14–0 at Alabama+14AlabamaWon 16–0 at Maryland+16MarylandWon 35–0 at North Carolina+35North CarolinaWon 21–6 vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech+15No. 18 Georgia TechLost 7–14 at No. 8 Ole Miss-7No. 8 Ole MissLost 6–20 at Kentucky-14KentuckyWon 20–6 vs. Vanderbilt+14VanderbiltWon 3–0 vs. No. 4 Texas A&M+3No. 4 Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsAuburnL 0–⁠767%
Oct 5vsMississippi StateW 14–⁠972%
Oct 12vsChattanoogaW 28–⁠1396%
Oct 19atAlabamaW 14–⁠075%
Oct 26atMarylandW 16–⁠064%
Nov 2atNorth CarolinaW 35–⁠063%
Nov 9vs18Georgia TechW 21–⁠659%
Nov 16at8Ole MissL 7–⁠1444%
Nov 23atKentuckyL 6–⁠2074%
Nov 30vsVanderbiltW 20–⁠670%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs4Texas A&MGator BowlW 3–⁠041%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 3–⁠0 in the Gator Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 8
  3. Wk 4: 19
  4. Wk 7: 17
  5. Wk 8: 9
  6. Wk 9: 7
  7. Wk 10: 12
  8. Wk 11: 18
  9. Final: 13

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 1957.

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 5
Points
164–⁠75
Coach
Bowden Wyatt
Elo
1672 +31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.2 No. 9 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1958

The 1958 draft
Rd 3Bill Anderson BWashington Redskins
Rd 6Bobby Gordon BChicago Cardinals

All-SEC

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1957 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn7–⁠010–⁠01
Ole Miss5–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠17
Mississippi State4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠114
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠117
Tennessee4–⁠38–⁠313
LSU4–⁠45–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia Tech3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠43–⁠7
Alabama1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠52–⁠8
Kentucky1–⁠73–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.