1957 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1957 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his third year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 4–3 in the SEC) and with a victory over Texas A&M in the 1957 Gator Bowl.

1957 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 3–0 vs. Texas A&M
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 13
Record8–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Auburn $ 7 0 010 0 0
No. 7 Ole Miss 5 0 19 1 1
No. 14 Mississippi State 4 2 16 2 1
No. 17 Florida 4 2 16 2 1
No. 13 Tennessee 4 3 08 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 3 15 3 2
LSU 4 4 05 5 0
Georgia Tech 3 4 14 4 2
Georgia 3 4 03 7 0
Tulane 1 5 02 8 0
Alabama 1 6 12 7 1
Kentucky 1 7 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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