1956-57 Tennessee Volunteers — schedule and results

The 1956-57 Tennessee Volunteers went 13-9 (5-9 in the SEC) under head coach Emmett Lowery. The team peaked at #12 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 3.45.

Game-by-game results (21 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1956-12-01at Furman PaladinsW 114–106Textile Hall
1956-12-08vs VMI KeydetsW 84–60Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
1956-12-10vs Cincinnati BearcatsW 76–68Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
1956-12-19vs South Carolina GamecocksW 94–81Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
1956-12-22vs Stanford CardinalW 51–47Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
1956-12-28vs Arizona WildcatsW 70–66Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
1957-01-01vs William & Mary TribeW 81–67Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
1957-01-05vs Vanderbilt CommodoresL 68–71Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
1957-01-12at Tulane Green WaveL 71–77Avron B. Fogelman Arena
1957-01-14at LSU TigersL 61–62John Parker Memorial Coliseum
1957-01-19vs Kentucky WildcatsL 72–97Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
1957-01-26vs Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsL 77–84Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
1957-02-02vs Georgia BulldogsW 91–84Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
1957-02-04vs Florida GatorsW 97–79Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
1957-02-09at Mississippi State BulldogsL 90–97McCarthy Gymnasium
1957-02-11at Ole Miss RebelsW 98–88Gymnasium
1957-02-16at Vanderbilt CommodoresL 62–69Memorial Gymnasium
1957-02-19at Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsL 85–87Alexander Memorial Coliseum
1957-02-23vs Auburn TigersW 85–75Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
1957-02-25vs Alabama Crimson TideW 97–89Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
1957-03-02at Kentucky WildcatsL 75–93Memorial Coliseum

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