1957 Tennessee Volunteers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1957
| team = Tennessee Volunteers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| short_conf = SEC
| CoachRank = 16
| APRank = 13
| record = 8–3
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Bowden Wyatt
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| champion = Gator Bowl champion
| bowl = Gator Bowl
| bowl_result = {{Tooltip|W|Won}} 3–0 vs. Texas A&M
}}
{{1957 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The 1957 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1957 college 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.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1957
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| rank = 8
| opponent = Auburn
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–7
| attend = 42,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794023/auburn-blanks-tennessee-70/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Auburn blanks Tennessee, 7–0|date=September 29, 1957|accessdate=March 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 14–9
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794212/vols-win-sec-thriller-over-maroons-149/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Vols win SEC thriller over Maroons, 14–9|date=October 6, 1957|accessdate=March 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| tv =
| score = 28–13
| attend = 21,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85099831/vols-withstand-moc-blitz-2813/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Vols withstand Moc blitz, 28–13|date=October 13, 1957|accessdate=September 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Alabama
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = Third Saturday in October
| score = 14–0
| attend = 32,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794449/gordon-led-vols-beat-tide-140/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Gordon-led Vols beat Tide, 14–0|date=October 20, 1957|accessdate=March 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Byrd Stadium
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| score = 16–0
| attend = 26,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794572/hard-hitting-vols-crush-terps-160/|work=News-Press|title=Hard hitting Vols crush Terps 16–0|date=October 27, 1957|accessdate=March 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 35–0
| attend = 34,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794740/tennessee-scores-in-every-period-to-beat/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=Tennessee scores in every period to beat N.C. 35–0|date=November 3, 1957|accessdate=March 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank = 9
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–6
| attend = 45,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794917/45500-see-vols-smack-tech-216/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=45,500 see Vols smack Tech, 21–6|date=November 10, 1957|accessdate=March 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| rank = 7
| neutral = y
| opponent = Ole Miss
| opprank = 8
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Crump Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| score = 7–14
| attend = 31,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98795324/ole-miss-beats-ut-147/|work=Chattanooga Sunday Times|title=Ole Miss beats UT 14–7|date=November 17, 1957|accessdate=March 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = McLean Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–20
| attend = 36,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77931268/alert-kentucky-hands-vols-206-loss/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Alert Kentucky hands Vols 20–6 loss|date=November 24, 1957|accessdate=May 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| w/l = w
| rank = 18
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–6
| attend = 38,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98795540/gator-bowl-bound-vols-whip-vandy-206/|work=The Bristol Herald Courier|title=Gator Bowl-bound Vols whip Vandy, 20–6|date=December 1, 1957|accessdate=March 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 28
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Texas A&M
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = Gator Bowl
| tv = ABC
| score = 3–0
| attend = 43,709
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98795736/vols-hurdle-aggies-3-to-0-in-bruising-ba/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Vols hurdle Aggies 3 to 0 in bruising battle|date=December 29, 1957|accessdate=March 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Team players drafted into the NFL
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Bill Anderson | Back | 3 | 31 | Washington Redskins |
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| Bobby Gordon | Back | 6 | 63 | Chicago Cardinals |
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| Al Carter | Back | 22 | 257 | Chicago Bears |
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| Bobby Sandlin | Back | 24 | 285 | Baltimore Colts |
References
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