1962 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1962 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1962 record	4–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Bowden Wyatt
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field
Seasons

1962 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3/3 Ole Miss †	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#5/5 Alabama	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#7/8 LSU	5	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Auburn	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	3
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Tulane	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1962 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1962 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6 overall, 2–6 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 179 points while the defense allowed 134 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 29	at Auburn		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		L 21–22
October 6	Mississippi State		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 6–7
October 13	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		L 0–17
October 20	#2 Alabama		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	L 7–27	44,600
October 27*	Chattanooga		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 48–14
October 24*	Wake Forest		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 23–0
November 10	Tulane		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 28–16
November 17†	#3 Ole Miss		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		L 6–19
November 24	Kentucky		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)		L 10–12
December 1	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN		W 30–0
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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External links

• 1962 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference