1958 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1958 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1958 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6 overall, 4–3 in the SEC).

1958 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–6 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Bowden Wyatt (4th season)
Home stadium	Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 LSU $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Auburn	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
No. 11 Ole Miss	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	1	–	3			5	–	2	–	3
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
No. 14 Florida	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at No. 3 Auburn	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	NBC	L 0–13	46,000	[1]
October 4	vs. No. 11 Mississippi State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN		W 13–8	27,279	[2]
October 11	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 7–21	44,726	[3]
October 18	Alabama	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)		W 14–7	34,200	[4]
October 25	Florida State*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		L 0–10	23,700	[5]
November 1	No. 17 North Carolina*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		L 7–21	25,290	[6]
November 8	No. 11 (small) Chattanooga*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		L 6–14		[7]
November 15	No. 7 Ole Miss	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		W 18–16	27,100	[8]
November 22	Kentucky	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		L 2–6	41,600	[9]
November 29	at No. 15 Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 10–6	27,967	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• TB Bill Majors, So.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Carl Smith	Back	9	101	Detroit Lions
Lebron Shields	Tackle	22	256	Detroit Lions

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References

1. "Auburn's late push trips Vols, 13–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Stubborn Vols defeat big Mississippi State". The Commercial Appeal. October 5, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Georgia Tech trips upstart Vols, 21–7 on three big kicks". The Selma Times-Journal. October 12, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Majors toe, sneak trips slam Bama". Evansville Press. October 19, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Seminoles pounce on Vols 10–0". The Tennessean. October 26, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "UNC defeats Vols for first time in 10 years". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fired-up Mocs humiliate Vols, 14–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 9, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Vols upset Ole Miss 18–16 on Etter's 75-yard sprint". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 16, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Kentucky repulses repeated Vol threats for 6–2 victory". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 23, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Vols sparked by Majors to 10–6 upset of Vandy". The Courier-Journal. November 30, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "1959 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.