| Tennessee Results - 1950-59 | |||||
| 1950 — Won 11 Lost 1 (NATIONAL CHAMPIONS — Dunkel) | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 23 | Mississippi Southern | Knoxville | 4/-- | 56-0 W | |
| Sept. 30 | Mississippi State | Starkville | 4/-- | 0-7 L | |
| Oct. 7 | Duke | Durham | --/14 | 28-7 W | |
| Oct. 14 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 14/-- | 41-0 W | |
| Oct. 21 | Alabama | Knoxville | 18/-- | 14-9 W | |
| Oct. 28 | Washington & Lee | Knoxville | 8/-- | 27-20 W | |
| Nov. 4 | North Carolina (HC) | Knoxville | 11/-- | 16-0 W | |
| Nov. 11 | Tennessee Tech | Knoxville | 11/-- | 48-14 W | |
| Nov. 18 | Mississippi | Knoxville | 9/-- | 35-0 W | |
| Nov. 25 | Kentucky | Knoxville | 9/3 | 7-0 W | |
| Dec. 2 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | 4/-- | 43-0 W | |
| Cotton Bowl | |||||
| Jan. 1 | Texas | Dallas | 4/3 | 20-14 W | |
| SEC 4-1 (2nd) - 4th AP | 335-71 | ||||
| 1951 — Won 10 Lost 1 (NATIONAL CHAMPIONS — NCAA Consensus, SEC CHAMPIONS) | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 29 | Mississippi State | Knoxville | 1/-- | 14-0 W | |
| Oct. 6 | Duke | Knoxville | 3/16 | 26-0 W | |
| Oct. 13 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 3/-- | 42-13 W | |
| Oct. 20 | Alabama | Birmingham | *CBS | 2/-- | 27-13 W |
| Oct. 27 | Tennessee Tech | Knoxville | 1/-- | 68-0 W | |
| Nov. 3 | North Carolina | Chapel Hill | 1/-- | 27-0 W | |
| Nov. 10 | Washington & Lee | Knoxville | 1/-- | 60-14 W | |
| Nov. 17 | Mississippi | Oxford | 2/-- | 46-21 W | |
| Nov. 24 | Kentucky | Lexington | 1/9 | 28-0 W | |
| Dec. 1 | Vanderbilt (HC) | Knoxville | 1/-- | 35-27 W | |
| Sugar Bowl | |||||
| Jan. 1 | Maryland | New Orleans | 1/3 | 13-28 L | |
| SEC 5-0 (Tie 1st) - 1st AP | 386-116 | ||||
| *First Tennessee game televised. Programming by local Birmingham CBS affiliate. | |||||
| 1952 — Won 8 Lost 2 Tied 1 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 27 | Mississippi State | Memphis | 6/-- | 14-7 W | |
| Oct. 4 | Duke | Durham | 11/10 | 0-7 L | |
| Oct. 11 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 26-6 W | ||
| Oct. 18 | Alabama | Knoxville | --/18 | 20-0 W | |
| Oct. 25 | Wofford | Knoxville | 13/-- | 50-0 W | |
| Nov. 1 | North Carolina | Knoxville | 12/-- | 41-14 W | |
| Nov. 8 | LSU | Baton Rouge | 8/-- | 22-3 W | |
| Nov. 15 | Florida (HC) | Knoxville | 7/18 | 26-12 W | |
| Nov. 22 | Kentucky | Knoxville | 7/-- | 14-14 T | |
| Nov. 29 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | 9/-- | 46-0 W | |
| Cotton Bowl | |||||
| Jan. 1 | Texas | Dallas | CBS | 8/10 | 0-16 L |
| SEC 5-0-1 (2nd) - 8th AP | 259-79 | ||||
| 1953 — Won 6 Lost 4 Tied 1 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 26 | Mississippi State | Knoxville | 17/-- | 0-26 L | |
| Oct. 3 | Duke | Knoxville | 7-21 L | ||
| Oct. 10 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 40-7 W | ||
| Oct. 17 | Alabama | Birmingham | NBC | 0-0 T | |
| Oct. 24 | Louisville | Knoxville | 59-6 W | ||
| Oct. 31 | North Carolina | Chapel Hill | 20-6 W | ||
| Nov. 7 | LSU (HC) | Knoxville | 32-14 W | ||
| Nov. 14 | Florida | Gainesville | 18/-- | 9-7 W | |
| Nov. 21 | Kentucky | Lexington | --/13 | 21-27 L | |
| Nov. 28 | Vanderbilt | Knoxville | 33-6 W | ||
| Dec. 5 | Houston | Houston | 19-33 L | ||
| SEC 3-2-1 (7th) | 240-153 | ||||
| 1954 — Won 4 Lost 6 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 25 | Mississippi State | Memphis | 19-7 W | ||
| Oct. 2 | Duke | Durham | --/7 | 6-7 L | |
| Oct. 9 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 20-14 W | ||
| Oct. 16 | Alabama | Knoxville | 0-27 L | ||
| Oct. 23 | Dayton | Knoxville | 14-7 W | ||
| Oct. 30 | North Carolina | Knoxville | 26-20 W | ||
| Nov. 6 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta | 7-28 L | ||
| Nov. 13 | Florida (HC) | Knoxville | 0-14 L | ||
| Nov. 20 | Kentucky | Knoxville | 13-14 L | ||
| Nov. 27 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | 0-26 L | ||
| SEC 1-5 (Tie 11th) | 105-164 | ||||
| 1955 — Won 6 Lost 3 Tied 1 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 24 | Mississippi State | Knoxville | 7-13 L | ||
| Oct. 1 | Duke | Knoxville | --/16 | 0-21 L | |
| Oct. 8 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 13-0 W | ||
| Oct. 15 | Alabama | Birmingham | 20-0 W | ||
| Oct. 22 | Dayton | Knoxville | 53-7 W | ||
| Oct. 29 | North Carolina | Chapel Hill | 48-7 W | ||
| Nov. 5 | Georgia Tech (HC) | Knoxville | --/8 | 7-7 T | |
| Nov. 12 | Florida | Gainesville | 20-0 W | ||
| Nov. 19 | Kentucky | Lexington | 17/-- | 0-23 L | |
| Nov. 26 | Vanderbilt | Knoxville | --/19 | 20-14 W | |
| SEC 3-2-1 (4th) | 188-92 | ||||
| 1956 — Won 10 Lost 1 (SEC CHAMPIONS) | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 29 | Auburn | Birmingham | 35-7 W | ||
| Oct. 6 | Duke | Durham | 9/-- | 33-20 W | |
| Oct. 13 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 6/-- | 42-20 W | |
| Oct. 20 | Alabama | Knoxville | 7/-- | 24-0 W | |
| Oct. 27 | Maryland | Knoxville | 4/-- | 34-7 W | |
| Nov. 3 | North Carolina (HC) | Knoxville | 3/-- | 20-0 W | |
| Nov. 10 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta | 3/2 | 6-0 W | |
| Nov. 17 | Mississippi | Knoxville | 1/19 | 27-7 W | |
| Nov. 24 | Kentucky | Knoxville | 2/-- | 20-7 W | |
| Dec. 1 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | 2/-- | 27-7 W | |
| Sugar Bowl | |||||
| Jan. 1 | Baylor | New Orleans | ABC | 2/13 | 7-13 L |
| SEC 6-0 (1st) - 2nd AP | 275-88 | ||||
| 1957 — Won 8 Lost 3 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 28 | Auburn | Knoxville | 8/-- | 0-7 L | |
| Oct. 5 | Mississippi State | Knoxville | 14-9 W | ||
| Oct. 12 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 19/-- | 28-13 W | |
| Oct. 19 | Alabama | Birmingham | 14-0 W | ||
| Oct. 26 | Maryland | College Park | 16-0 W | ||
| Nov. 2 | North Carolina | Chapel Hill | 17/-- | 35-0 W | |
| Nov. 9 | Georgia Tech (HC) | Knoxville | 9/18 | 21-6 W | |
| Nov. 16 | Mississippi | Memphis | 7/8 | 7-14 L | |
| Nov. 23 | Kentucky | Lexington | 12/-- | 6-20 L | |
| Nov. 30 | Vanderbilt | Knoxville | 18/-- | 20-6 W | |
| Gator Bowl | |||||
| Dec. 28 | Texas A&M | Jacksonville | ABC | 13/9 | 3-0 W |
| SEC 4-3 (5th) - 13th AP | 164-75 | ||||
| 1958 — Won 4 Lost 6 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 27 | Auburn | Birmingham | NBC | --/3 | 0-13 L |
| Oct. 4 | Mississippi State | Memphis | --/11 | 13-8 W | |
| Oct. 11 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta | 7-21 L | ||
| Oct. 18 | Alabama | Knoxville | 14-7 W | ||
| Oct. 25 | Florida State | Knoxville | 0-10 L | ||
| Nov. 1 | North Carolina | Knoxville | --/17 | 7-21 L | |
| Nov. 8 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 6-14 L | ||
| Nov. 15 | Mississippi (HC) | Knoxville | --/7 | 18-16 W | |
| Nov. 22 | Kentucky | Knoxville | 2-6 L | ||
| Nov. 29 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | --/15 | 10-6 W | |
| SEC 4-3 (5th) | 77-122 | ||||
| 1959 — Won 5 Lost 4 Tied 1 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 26 | Auburn | Knoxville | --/3 | 3-0 W | |
| Oct. 3 | Mississippi State | Knoxville | 9/-- | 22-6 W | |
| Oct. 10 | Georgia Tech | Knoxville | 8/3 | 7-14 L | |
| Oct. 17 | Alabama | Birmingham | 14/-- | 7-7 T | |
| Oct. 24 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 23-0 W | ||
| Oct 31 | North Carolina | Chapel Hill | 20/-- | 29-7 W | |
| Nov. 7 | LSU (HC) | Knoxville | 13/1 | 14-13 W | |
| Nov. 14 | Mississippi | Memphis | 9/-- | 7-37 L | |
| Nov. 21 | Kentucky | Lexington | 20/-- | 0-20 L | |
| Nov. 28 | Vanderbilt | Knoxville | 0-14 L | ||
| SEC 3-4-1 (8th) | 112-118 | ||||
