Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29 | at Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | W 37–7 | |||||
| October 6 | at Duke* | #9 | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | W 33–20 | ||||
| October 13 | Chattanooga* | #6 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 42–20 | ||||
| October 20 | Alabama | #7 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) | W 24–0 | ||||
| October 27 | Maryland* | #4 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 34–7 | 33,500 | |||
| November 1 | North Carolina* | #3 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 20–0 | ||||
| November 10 | at #2 Georgia Tech | #3 | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 6–0 | ||||
| November 19 | #19 Ole Miss | #1 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 27–7 | ||||
| November 24 | Kentucky | #2 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) | W 20–7 | ||||
| December 1 | at Vanderbilt | #2 | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 27–7 | ||||
| January 1, 1957 | vs. #13 Baylor | #2 | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ABC | L 7–13 | 81,000 | ||
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