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1956 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results

Record: 10-1 (4th of 111) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 2nd in the Final AP poll

Conference: SEC

Conference Record: 6-0

Coach: Bowden Wyatt (10-1)

Points For: 268

Points/G: 24.4 (13th of 111)

Points Against: 75

Opp Pts/G: 6.8 (10th of 111)

SRS: 23.26 (2nd of 111)

SOS: 6.89 (33rd of 111)

Bowl Game: Lost Sugar Bowl 13-7 versus Baylor

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/24	10/1	10/8	10/15	10/22	10/29	11/5	11/12	11/19	11/26	Final
12		9	6	7	4	3	3	1	2	2	2

11 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 29, 1956	Sat	Tennessee	@	Auburn	SEC	W	35	7	1	0	W 1
2	Oct 6, 1956	Sat	(9) Tennessee	@	Duke	ACC	W	33	20	2	0	W 2
3	Oct 13, 1956	Sat	(6) Tennessee		Chattanooga	Non-Major	W	42	20	3	0	W 3
4	Oct 20, 1956	Sat	(7) Tennessee		Alabama	SEC	W	24	0	4	0	W 4
5	Oct 27, 1956	Sat	(4) Tennessee		Maryland	ACC	W	34	7	5	0	W 5
6	Nov 3, 1956	Sat	(3) Tennessee		North Carolina	ACC	W	20	0	6	0	W 6
7	Nov 10, 1956	Sat	(3) Tennessee	@	(2) Georgia Tech	SEC	W	6	0	7	0	W 7
8	Nov 17, 1956	Sat	(1) Tennessee		(19) Ole Miss	SEC	W	27	7	8	0	W 8
9	Nov 24, 1956	Sat	(2) Tennessee		Kentucky	SEC	W	20	7	9	0	W 9
10	Dec 1, 1956	Sat	(2) Tennessee	@	Vanderbilt	SEC	W	27	7	10	0	W 10
11	Jan 1, 1957	Tue	(2) Tennessee	N	(11) Baylor	SWC	L	7	13	10	1	L 1	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)