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Tennessee football’s top 10 upset wins one week after bad loss

By Caleb Calhoun

Tennessee players Jalen Hurd, left, Alvin Kamara, and Joshua Dobbs celebrate following the Vols' 38-31 win over Georgia Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at Neyland Stadium. Utvsugathroughtheyears28
Tennessee players Jalen Hurd, left, Alvin Kamara, and Joshua Dobbs celebrate following the Vols' 38-31 win over Georgia Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at Neyland Stadium. Utvsugathroughtheyears28 /
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KNOXVILLE, TN – SEPTEMBER 18: Detail view of footballs lined up on the field before the game between the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on September 18, 2010 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Florida won 31-17. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN – SEPTEMBER 18: Detail view of footballs lined up on the field before the game between the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on September 18, 2010 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Florida won 31-17. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

3. 1958: Upset No. 7 ranked Ole Miss Rebels 18-16

Previous week: Lost to the Chattanooga Mocs 14-6

Talk about a crazy swing. Tennessee football would face Chattanooga regularly during this time, but the Vols always won. However, in 1958, they were reeling as a program under Bowden Wyatt. After a 2-2 start, the Vols had lost three straight, including a 10-0 shutout to the Florida State Seminoles and a 21-7 embarrassment to the No. 17 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels.

Chattanooga coming into town was supposed to get them back on track. However, inexplicably, the Vols laid an egg. All-American Chattanooga quarterback Johnny Green led two time-consuming scoring drives, one for each half, and did what he was supposed to do to allow the little brothers of the state pull of a win they never should have earned.

This dropped the Vols to 2-5 on the year. How did they respond? Well, four days later, Johnny Vaught’s 7-1 and top 10 Ole Miss Rebels came to town. This should have been an easy win for Vaught’s team, but just like UT did a week prior, the Rebels fell asleep, and somehow, Wyatt’s team pulled off an 18-16 shocker to end its skid.

By the way, the next two weeks would involve UT being upset by the Kentucky Wildcats and upsetting the Vanderbilt Commodores. that was a two-week period that we had lower on this list, proving just how crazy the 1958 season was for Wyatt’s program. The Vols finished that year with a 4-6 record, beginning a downward slide.

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