1963 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1963 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1963 record	5–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Jim McDonald
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Seasons

1963 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7/7 Ole Miss †	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
#5/6 Auburn	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#8/9 Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#NR/11 Mississippi State	4	–	1	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	5	–	2			1	–	7	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Tulane	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1963 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1963 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Jim McDonald, in his first and only year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5 overall, 3–5 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21*	Richmond		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 34–6
September 28	Auburn		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 19–23
October 5	Mississippi State		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 0–7
October 12†	Georgia Tech		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 7–23
October 19	at #9 Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)		L 0–35	53,454
October 26*	Chattanooga		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 49–7
November 9	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA		W 26–0
November 16	#3 Ole Miss		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 0–20
November 23	at Kentucky		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)		W 19–0
November 30	Vanderbilt		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 14–0
*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
Dick Evey	Tackle	1	14	Chicago Bears
Bob Zvolerin	Tackle	12	158	Washington Redskins
Ed Beard	Tackle	14	183	San Francisco 49ers

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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

• 1963 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference