| Year: | 1956 |
| Team: | Tennessee Volunteers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 2 |
| Aprank: | 2 |
| Record: | 10–1 |
| Conf Record: | 6–0 |
| Head Coach: | Bowden Wyatt |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Shields–Watkins Field |
| Champion: | National champion (SR) SEC champion |
| Bowl: | Sugar Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 13–7 vs. Baylor |
The 1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1956 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his second year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1 overall, 6–0 in the SEC), as SEC Champions and with a loss against Baylor in the Sugar Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 275 points while the defense allowed 88 points.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Tackle | 2 | 24 | Detroit Lions | |
| Frank Kolinsky | Tackle | 28 | 329 | Pittsburgh Steelers |