University of Tennessee Athletics
All-Time Results 1950-1959
March 27, 2001 | Men's Basketball
| 1958-59 | |||||
| Record: 14-8 | |||||
| SEC: 8-6 (5th) | |||||
| Coach: Emmett Lowery | |||||
| Captain: Gene Tormohlen | |||||
| Preseason Ranking: 6th Associated Press | |||||
| AP Rank | |||||
| Date | UT | Opp | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D2 | + | - | Wyoming | W, 72-71 | Knoxville |
| D5 | + | - | 1-Michigan | W, 80-66 | Kent |
| D6 | + | - | 1-Wyoming | W, 90-69 | Kent |
| D9 | 6 | - | Wake Forest | W, 61-50 | Knoxville |
| D18 | 5 | - | Davidson | W, 67-52 | Knoxville |
| D20 | 5 | - | at Butler | L, 66-81 | Indianapolis |
| D27 | 11 | - | Virginia | W, 79-59 | Knoxville |
| D29 | 11 | 5 | West Virginia | L, 72-76 | Knoxville |
| J3 | 14 | - | Vanderbilt | W, 65-60 | Knoxville |
| J10 | 17 | - | at Tulane | L, 45-64 | New Orleans |
| J12 | 17 | - | at LSU | W, 65-58 | Baton Rouge |
| J17 | - | 2 | at Kentucky | L, 58-79 | Lexington |
| J24 | - | - | Georgia Tech | W, 84-71 | Knoxville |
| J31 | - | - | Georgia | W, 66-60 | Knoxville |
| F2 | - | - | Florida | W, 100-70 | Knoxville |
| F7 | - | 11 | at Mississippi State | L, 45-52 | Starkville |
| F9 | - | - | at Ole Miss | W, 85-82 | Oxford |
| F14 | - | - | at Vanderbilt | L, 60-76 | Nashville |
| F17 | - | - | at Georgia Tech | L, 49-59 | Atlanta |
| F21 | - | - | Alabama | W, 93-68 | Knoxville |
| F23 | - | 2 | Auburn | W, 56-55 | Knoxville |
| F28 | - | 1 | Kentucky | L, 56-69 | Knoxville |
| 1-Midwestern Invitational | |||||
| + First poll of the season was not released until Dec. 9. Tennessee was ranked No. 6 in the first poll. | |||||
| 1957-58 | |||||
| Record: 16-7 | |||||
| SEC: 8-6 (5th) | |||||
| Coach: Emmett Lowery | |||||
| Captain: Leon Ammerman | |||||
| AP Rank | |||||
| Date | UT | Opp | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D2 | - | - | Furman | W, 84-61 | Knoxville |
| D7 | - | - | at Sewanee | W, 89-40 | Sewanee |
| D9 | - | - | Florida State | W, 74-57 | Knoxville |
| D19 | - | - | 1-Bucknell | W, 89-71 | Charlotte |
| D20 | - | - | 1-Louisiana Tech | L, 61-68 | Charlotte |
| D21 | - | - | 1-LSU | W, 63-62 | Charlotte |
| D28 | - | - | Brigham Young | W, 83-68 | Knoxville |
| D30 | - | - | William & Mary | W, 84-62 | Knoxville |
| J4 | - | - | Vanderbilt | W, 67-55 | Knoxville |
| J11 | - | - | Tulane | W, 87-65 | Knoxville |
| J13 | - | - | LSU | W, 75-53 | Knoxville |
| J18 | 13 | 9 | at Kentucky | L, 68-77 | Lexington |
| J20 | 13 | - | Sewanee | W, 92-39 | Knoxville |
| J25 | 16 | - | at Georgia Tech | L, 79-82 | Atlanta |
| F1 | - | - | at Georgia | W, 82-79 | Athens |
| F3 | - | - | at Florida | W, 100-91 | Gainesville |
| F8 | - | 17 | Mississippi State | W, 104-83 | Knoxville |
| F10 | - | - | Ole Miss | W, 68-63 | Knoxville |
| F15 | 15 | - | at Vanderbilt | L, 70-83 | Nashville |
| F18 | 20 | - | Georgia Tech | W, 84-65 | Knoxville |
| F22 | 20 | - | at Auburn | L, 66-72 | Auburn |
| F24 | 20 | - | at Alabama | L, 37-70 | Tuscaloosa |
| M1 | - | 12 | Kentucky | L, 66-77 | Knoxville |
| 1-Carrousel Invitational | |||||
| 1956-57 | |||||
| Record: 13-9 | |||||
| SEC: 5-9 (9th) | |||||
| Coach: Emmett Lowery | |||||
| Captain: Herman Thompson | |||||
| AP Rank | |||||
| Date | UT | Opp | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D1 | - | - | at Furman | W, 114-106 | Greenville |
| D8 | - | - | VMI | W, 84-60 | Knoxville |
| D10 | - | - | Cincinnati | W, 76-68 | Knoxville |
| D15 | - | - | Sewanee | W, 79-48 | Knoxville |
| D19 | - | - | South Carolina | W, 94-81 | Knoxville |
| D22 | - | - | Stanford | W, 51-47 | Knoxville |
| D28 | 12 | - | Arizona | W, 70-66 | Knoxville |
| J1 | 12 | - | William & Mary | W, 81-67 | Knoxville |
| J5 | 12 | 9 | Vanderbilt | L, 68-71 | Knoxville |
| J12 | 16 | - | at Tulane | L, 71-77 | New Orleans |
| J14 | 16 | - | at LSU | L, 61-62 | Baton Rouge |
| J19 | - | 4 | Kentucky | L, 72-97 | Knoxville |
| J26 | - | - | Georgia Tech | L, 77-84 | Knoxville |
| F2 | - | - | Georgia | W, 91-84 | Knoxville |
| F4 | - | - | Florida | W, 97-79 | Knoxville |
| F9 | - | - | at Mississippi State | L, 90-97** | Starkville |
| F11 | - | - | at Ole Miss | W, 98-88 | Oxford |
| F16 | - | 18 | at Vanderbilt | L, 62-69 | Nashville |
| F19 | - | - | at Georgia Tech | L, 85-87 | Atlanta |
| F23 | - | - | Auburn | W, 85-75 | Knoxville |
| F25 | - | - | Alabama | W, 97-89 | Knoxville |
| M2 | - | 3 | at Kentucky | L, 75-93 | Lexington |
| 1955-56 | |||||
| Record: 10-14 | |||||
| SEC: 6-8 (6th-Tie) | |||||
| Coach: Emmett Lowery | |||||
| Captain: Carl Widseth | |||||
| AP Rank | |||||
| Date | UT | Opp | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D1 | - | - | 1-Georgia | W, 86-67 | Knoxville |
| D3 | - | - | Davidson | W, 77-64 | Knoxville |
| D7 | - | - | at Cincinnati | L, 82-109 | Cincinnati |
| D10 | - | - | Kentucky Wesleyan | L, 72-80 | Knoxville |
| D15 | - | - | Springfield | W, 76-33 | Knoxville |
| D19 | - | - | 2-Boston University | W, 80-77 | Charlotte |
| D20 | - | - | 2-Clemson | L, 86-89 | Charlotte |
| D21 | - | - | 2-Colgate | L, 83-87 | Charlotte |
| D30 | - | - | New Mexico A&M | L, 64-74 | Knoxville |
| J2 | - | - | William & Mary | L, 83-93 | Knoxville |
| J7 | - | 4 | Vanderbilt | L, 57-84 | Knoxville |
| J11 | - | - | at Georgia | W, 62-59 | Athens |
| J14 | - | - | Tulane | W, 81-68 | Knoxville |
| J16 | - | - | LSU | W, 91-82 | Knoxville |
| J21 | - | 4 | Kentucky | L, 68-95 | Knoxville |
| J28 | - | - | at Georgia Tech | L, 72-73 | Atlanta |
| F4 | - | - | at Florida | L, 64-68 | Gainesville |
| F11 | - | - | Mississippi State | L, 58-75 | Knoxville |
| F13 | - | - | Ole Miss | W, 65-63 | Knoxville |
| F18 | - | 6 | at Vanderbilt | L, 68-96 | Nashville |
| F20 | - | - | Georgia Tech | W, 76-74 | Knoxville |
| F25 | - | - | at Auburn | W, 91-87 | Auburn |
| F27 | - | 7 | at Alabama | L, 81-95 | Tuscaloosa |
| M3 | - | 12 | at Kentucky | L, 77-101 | Lexington |
| 1-Non-conference game | |||||
| 2-Carousel Invitational | |||||
| 1954-55 | |||||
| Record: 15-7 | |||||
| SEC: 8-6 (5th) | |||||
| Coach: Emmett Lowery | |||||
| Captain: Ed Wiener | |||||
| AP Rank | |||||
| Date | UT | Opp | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D1 | - | - | David Lipscomb | W, 95-38 | Knoxville |
| D3 | - | - | Washington & Lee | W, 82-66 | Knoxville |
| D6 | - | - | William & Mary | W, 91-79 | Knoxville |
| D11 | - | - | VMI | W, 78-46 | Knoxville |
| D17 | - | - | 1-Miami (Fla.) | W, 89-80 | Montgomery |
| D18 | - | - | 1-Auburn | L, 64-73 | Montgomery |
| D21 | - | - | South Carolina | W, 96-82 | Knoxville |
| J3 | - | - | Clemson | W, 94-55 | Knoxville |
| J8 | - | - | Vanderbilt | L, 69-73 | Knoxville |
| J13 | - | - | at Tulane | W, 71-58 | New Orleans |
| J15 | - | - | at LSU | W, 76-68 | Baton Rouge |
| J22 | - | 1 | Kentucky | L, 66-84 | Knoxville |
| J29 | - | - | Georgia Tech | W, 79-58 | Knoxville |
| F5 | - | - | Florida | W, 102-75 | Knoxville |
| F7 | - | - | Georgia | W, 97-81 | Knoxville |
| F12 | - | - | at Mississippi State | W, 93-67 | Starkville |
| F14 | - | - | at Ole Miss | W, 84-78 | Oxford |
| F19 | 18 | 20 | at Vanderbilt | L, 71-76 | Nashville |
| F21 | 18 | - | at Georgia Tech | L, 77-83 | Atlanta |
| F26 | - | 12 | Alabama | L, 81-88 | Knoxville |
| F28 | - | - | Auburn | W, 86-77 | Knoxville |
| M5 | - | 2 | at Kentucky | L, 61-104 | Lexington |
| 1-Montgomery Invitational Tournament | |||||
| 1953-54 | |||||
| Record: 11-12????? | |||||
| SEC: 7-7 (7th)????? | |||||
| Coach: Emmett Lowery????? | |||||
| Captain: Bill Hall????? | |||||
| AP Rank | |||||
| Date | UT | Opp | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D1 | - | - | Wofford | W, 107-63 | Knoxville |
| D3 | - | - | Texas Tech | L, 71-88 | Knoxville |
| D5 | - | - | at Duke | L, 61-101 | Durham |
| D8 | - | - | Clemson | W, 82-56 | Knoxville |
| D12 | - | - | Cincinnati | L, 69-87 | Knoxville |
| D19 | - | - | Rice | L, 66-78 | Knoxville |
| D30 | - | - | 1-Evansville | L, 71-107 | Owensboro |
| J1 | - | - | 1-Arizona State | W, 69-57 | Owensboro |
| J2 | - | - | 1-Denver | W, 66-50 | Owensboro |
| J6 | - | - | at Georgia | L, 69-71 | Athens |
| J9 | - | - | Vanderbilt | W, 62-53 | Knoxville |
| J16 | - | 16 | LSU | L, 62-75 | Knoxville |
| J18 | - | - | Tulane | L, 61-63 | Knoxville |
| J23 | - | 1 | Kentucky | L, 71-97 | Knoxville |
| J30 | - | - | at Georgia Tech | W, 68-61 | Atlanta |
| F6 | - | - | at Florida | W, 62-58 | Gainesville |
| F13 | - | - | Mississippi State | W, 97-81 | Knoxville |
| F15 | - | - | Ole Miss | L, 73-92 | Knoxville |
| F18 | - | 2 | at Kentucky | L, 63-90 | Lexington |
| F22 | - | - | Georgia Tech | W, 69-57 | Knoxville |
| F27 | - | - | at Alabama | L, 59-70 | Tuscaloosa |
| M1 | - | - | at Auburn | W, 92-86 | Auburn |
| M6 | - | - | at Vanderbilt | W, 80-76 | Nashville |
| 1-All American City Tournament? | |||||
| 1952-53 | |||||
| Record: 13-8 | |||||
| SEC: 7-6 (4th) | |||||
| Coach: Emmett Lowery | |||||
| Captain: Hank Bertelkamp | |||||
| AP Rank | |||||
| Date | UT | Opp | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D2 | - | - | Wofford | W, 76-65 | Knoxville |
| D10 | - | - | Chattanooga | W, 63-54 | Knoxville |
| D13 | - | - | Duke | L, 82-89 | Knoxville |
| D18 | - | - | Texas | W, 66-59 | Knoxville |
| D22 | - | - | at Cincinnati | L, 74-78 | Cincinnati |
| D30 | - | - | at Vanderbilt | L, 69-77 | Nashville |
| J5 | - | - | at Mississippi State | L, 63-65 | Starkville |
| J6 | - | - | at Ole Miss | W, 81-71 | Oxford |
| J10 | - | - | Davidson | W, 84-56 | Knoxville |
| J17 | - | - | Georgia Tech | W, 89-67 | Knoxville |
| J24 | - | - | Vanderbilt | W, 83-79 | Knoxville |
| J26 | - | - | Auburn | W, 72-70 | Knoxville |
| J29 | - | - | at Tulane | L, 63-68 | New Orleans |
| J31 | - | 11 | at LSU | L, 59-95 | Baton Rouge |
| F7 | - | - | at Wofford | W, 91-88 | Spartanburg |
| F9 | - | - | at Davidson | W, 83-73 | Davidson |
| F16 | - | - | at Georgia Tech | W, 82-79 | Atlanta |
| F21 | - | - | Alabama | W, 76-67 | Knoxville |
| F23 | - | - | Florida | W, 82-73 | Knoxville |
| F25 | - | - | Georgia | L, 86-87 | Knoxville |
| F28 | - | - | at Vanderbilt | L, 64-85 | Nashville |
| 1951-52 | |||||
| Record: 13-9 | |||||
| SEC: 7-7 (6th-Tie) | |||||
| Coach: Emmett Lowery | |||||
| Captain: Tommy Bartlett | |||||
| AP Rank | |||||
| Date | UT | Opp | Opponent | Result | Site |
| N29 | - | - | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 78-58 | Harrogate |
| D4 | - | - | Wake Forest | W, 77-53 | Knoxville |
| D15 | - | - | Texas A&M | W, 60-52 | Knoxville |
| D17 | - | - | Clemson | W, 61-52 | Knoxville |
| D19 | - | - | at Florida | L, 47-58 | Gainesville |
| D22 | - | - | Rice | L, 60-64 | Knoxville |
| J2 | - | - | at East Tennessee State | W, 59-52 | Johnson City |
| J5 | - | - | at Vanderbilt | L, 60-80 | Nashville |
| J7 | - | - | Tulane | L, 65-71* | Knoxville |
| J12 | - | - | Ole Miss | W, 76-69 | Knoxville |
| J19 | - | 3 | Kentucky | L, 56-65 | Knoxville |
| J22 | - | - | Vanderbilt | W, 68-50 | Knoxville |
| J26 | - | - | Georgia Tech | W, 69-56 | Knoxville |
| J28 | - | - | at Georgia | W, 68-62 | Athens |
| F2 | - | - | LSU | W, 82-68 | Knoxville |
| F9 | - | - | at Auburn | L, 55-60 | Auburn |
| F11 | - | - | at Alabama | L, 75-88 | Tuscaloosa |
| F16 | - | 1 | at Kentucky | L, 40-95 | Lexington |
| F20 | - | - | Georgia Tech | W, 83-81 | Atlanta |
| F23 | - | - | Mississippi State | W, 78-69 | Knoxville |
| Southeastern Conference Tournament | |||||
| F29 | - | - | Alabama | W, 61-60 | Louisville |
| M1 | - | 1 | Kentucky | L, 66-81 | Louisville |
| 1950-51 | ||||||
| Record: 10-13 | ||||||
| SEC: 5-9 (10th) | ||||||
| Coach: Emmett Lowery | ||||||
| Captain: None | ||||||
| AP Rank | ||||||
| Date | UT | Opp | Opponent | Result | Site | |
| D5 | - | - | Sewanee | W, 74-51 | Knoxville | |
| D7 | - | - | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 98-61 | Harrogate | |
| D9 | - | - | Chattanooga | W, 61-54 | Knoxville | |
| D16 | - | - | Florida | W, 60-54 | Knoxville | |
| D21 | - | - | at Dayton | L, 61-76 | Dayton | |
| D23 | - | - | at Louisville | L, 61-73 | Louisville | |
| D29 | - | 7 | at Villanova | L, 72-91 | Philadelphia | |
| J3 | - | - | Wake Forest | W, 85-77 | Knoxville | |
| J6 | - | - | Alabama | L, 55-56 | Knoxville | |
| J9 | - | - | Auburn | L, 59-63 | Knoxville | |
| J13 | - | - | at Tulane | L, 60-71 | New Orleans | |
| J15 | - | - | at LSU | L, 61-68 | Baton Rouge | |
| J20 | - | 2 | Kentucky | L, 45-70 | Knoxville | |
| J23 | - | - | at Vanderbilt | L, 57-58 | Nashville | |
| J27 | - | - | Loyola (South) | W, 64-60 | Knoxville | |
| F3 | - | - | Georgia Tech | L, 57-71 | Knoxville | |
| F5 | - | - | Vanderbilt | W, 61-59 | Knoxville | |
| F10 | - | - | at Ole Miss | W, 67-65 | Oxford | |
| F12 | - | - | at Mississippi State | W, 76-75 | Starkville | |
| F17 | - | 1 | at Kentucky | L, 61-86 | Lexington | |
| F21 | - | - | at Georgia Tech | L, 64-74 | Atlanta | |
| F24 | - | - | Georgia | W, 74-62 | Knoxville | |
| Southeastern Conference Tournament | ||||||
| M1 | - | - | Vanderbilt | L, 52-88 | Louisville | |
| 1949-50 | ||||||
| Record: 15-11 | ||||||
| SEC: 5-6 (7th) | ||||||
| Coach: Emmett Lowery | ||||||
| Captain: Art Burris | ||||||
| AP Rank | ||||||
| Date | UT | Opp | Opponent | Result | Site | |
| N30 | - | - | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 67-59 | Harrogate | |
| D3 | - | - | Tennessee Tech | W, 69-62 | Knoxville | |
| D5 | - | - | Maryland | W, 61-40 | Knoxville | |
| D10 | - | - | Chattanooga | W, 65-50 | Knoxville | |
| D16 | - | - | Dayton | L, 38-57 | Knoxville | |
| D21 | - | - | vs. Tampa | L, 63-66 | Chattanooga | |
| D29 | - | - | 1-Utah State | W, 66-62 | Des Moines | |
| D30 | - | - | 1-Drake | W, 64-57 | Des Moines | |
| J2 | - | - | at Louisville | L, 63-74 | Louisville | |
| J7 | - | - | Vanderbilt | L, 52-67 | Knoxville | |
| J9 | - | - | vs. Wake Forest | L, 62-69 | Asheville | |
| J14 | - | 2 | Kentucky | W, 66-53 | Knoxville | |
| J21 | 17 | - | at Georgia Tech | L, 57-68 | Atlanta | |
| J23 | 17 | - | at Mississippi State | L, 56-65 | Starkville | |
| J28 | - | - | at Vanderbilt | L, 44-50 | Nashville | |
| J30 | - | - | Tulane | L, 55-68 | Knoxville | |
| F3 | - | - | Florida | W, 65-56 | Knoxville | |
| F4 | - | - | Georgia Tech | W, 69-56 | Knoxville | |
| F11 | - | 7 | at Kentucky | L, 52-79 | Lexington | |
| F18 | - | - | at Loyola (South) | W, 62-39 | New Orleans | |
| F20 | - | - | at LSU | W, 67-65 | Baton Rouge | |
| F25 | - | - | Ole Miss | W, 79-57 | Knoxville | |
| Southeastern Conference Tournament | ||||||
| M2 | - | - | Georgia Tech | W, 63-56 | Louisville | |
| M3 | - | - | Vanderbilt | W, 50-44 | Louisville | |
| M4 | - | - | LSU | W, 81-79 | Louisville | |
| M4 | - | 4 | Kentucky | L, 58-95 | Louisville | |
| 1-Corn Bowl | ||||||
