1961 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1961 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1961 record	6–4 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Bowden Wyatt
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field
Seasons

1961 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1/1 Alabama §	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#4/3 LSU §	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#5/5 Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#13/13 Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1961 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1961 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4 overall, 4–3 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 30	Auburn		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		L 21–24
October 7†	Mississippi State		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 17–3
October 14*	Tulsa		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 52–6
October 21	at #5 Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	ABC	L 3–34	48,000
October 28*	Chattanooga		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 20–7
November 4*	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC		L 21–22
November 11	#9 Georgia Tech		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 10–6
November 18	#6 Ole Miss		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 10–24
November 25	at Kentucky		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)		W 26–16
December 2	Vanderbilt		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 41–7
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Glenn Glass	Halfback	17		Chicago Bears

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References

General

• (PDF) 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tenn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011_record_book.pdf. Retrieved March 8, 2012.

Specific

External links

• 1961 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference