Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 24 | Mississippi State | | | L 7–13 | 16,500 | [1] |
October 1 | No. 16 Duke* | | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| L 0–21 | 25,500 | [2] |
October 8 | Chattanooga* | | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| W 13–0 | 13,500 | [3] |
October 15 | at Alabama | | | W 20–0 | 35,000 | [4] |
October 22 | Dayton* | | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| W 53–7 | | [5] |
October 29 | at North Carolina* | | | W 48–7 | 18,000 | [6] |
November 5 | No. 8 Georgia Tech | | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| T 7–7 | 50,000 | [7] |
November 12 | at Florida | | | W 20–0 | 42,400 | [8] |
November 19 | at Kentucky | No. 17 | | L 0–23 | 36,000 | [9] |
November 26 | No. 19 Vanderbilt | | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| W 20–14 | 40,000 | [10] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Duke defeats Vols; Devils hand Wyatt's team 21–0 loss". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mocs hold Tennessee to 13–0 win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 9, 1955. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Majors, Vols rip Tide, 20–0". The Birmingham News. October 16, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bronson, Gorgon pace Vola to 53–7 victory over Dayton". Kingsport Times-News. October 23, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee blasts Tarheels, 48 to 7". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fired-up Tennessee Volunteers tie Georgia Tech 7–7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee spoils Gator homecoming, 20–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 13, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats master Tennessee third straight time by 23–0". The Park City Daily News. November 20, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols rally to smash Vandy, 20–14". The Knoxville Journal. November 27, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1956 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.