1959 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 3 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 2 Ole Miss # 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Alabama 4 – 1 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
Auburn 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Georgia Tech 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
No. 19 Florida 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Tulane 0 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Tennessee Volunteers (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1959 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 fifth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1 overall, 3–4–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26No. 3 Auburn
W 3–040,500[1]
October 3Mississippi StateNo. 9
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 22–626,895[2]
October 10No. 3 Georgia TechNo. 8
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1445,021[3]
October 17at AlabamaNo. 14
T 7–742,000[4]
October 24Chattanooga*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 23–023,000–25,000[5][6]
October 31at North Carolina*No. 20
W 29–730,000[7]
November 7No. 1 LSUdaggerNo. 13
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 14–1347,000[8]
November 14vs. Ole MissNo. 9
L 7–3732,515[9]
November 21at KentuckyNo. 20
L 0–2038,000[10]
November 28Vanderbilt
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–1431,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jerry DeLucca Tackle Expansion Draft Dallas Cowboys

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References

  1. ^ "Tennessee snaps Auburn's long win streak, 3–0". The News and Observer. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Etter-paced Vols clout Maroons, 22–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 4, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Undefeated Vols fall before Georgia Tech". The Jackson Sun. October 11, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alabama, Tennessee tie". The Huntsville Times. October 18, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vols avenge Chattanooga upset, 23–0". Johnson City Press. October 25, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Vols humiliate Tar Heels, 29–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 1, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vols end long LSU spurt". The Montana Standard. November 8, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rebels rip Vols, 37–7, on second half surge". The Commercial Appeal. November 15, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Cats smite Tennessee cousins". Kingsport Times-News. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vanderbilt beats Tennessee Vols". The Jackson Sun. November 29, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1960 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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