FOOTBALL PLAYERS FROM 1957-61 TO ATTEND HOMECOMING GAME

October 5, 2012

MARTIN, Tenn. – Football players from 1957-61, including members of the 1960 Volunteer State Athletic Conference championship team, plan to attend Saturday’s Homecoming game at 2:30 p.m., against Eastern Illinois, at Hardy M. Graham Stadium.

The players are representatives from former head coach Bob Carroll’s first five years as the skipper. The teams have a combined record of 28-13-1.

Here is a look at how Coach Bob Carroll’s teams finished from 1957-61.


1957 – 6-1-0

1958 – 7-0-1

1959 – 4-4-0

1960 – 7-3-0

1961 – 4-5-0