| 1966 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
Gator Bowl Champions | |
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Gator Bowl, W 18–12 vs. Syracuse | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| 1966 record | 8–3 (4–2 SEC) |
| Head coach | Doug Dickey |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #3/3 Alabama § | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4/4 Georgia § | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #NR/11 Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #NR/12 Ole Miss | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #NR/14 Tennessee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1966 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1966 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Doug Dickey, in his third year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and a victory over Syracuse in the Gator Bowl.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 24 | at Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | W 28–0 | |||||
| October 1* | Rice | #10 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 23–3 | ||||
| October 8* | at #9 Georgia Tech | #8 | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | ABC | L 3–6 | |||
| October 15 | #3 Alabama | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) | L 10–11 | 56,463 | ||||
| October 22* | South Carolina | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 29–17 | |||||
| October 29* | Army | Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 38–7 | |||||
| November 5* | Chattanooga | #10 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 28–10 | ||||
| November 12† | Ole Miss | #10 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 7–14 | ||||
| November 19 | Kentucky | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) | ABC | W 28–19 | ||||
| November 26 | at Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 28–0 | |||||
| December 31 | vs. Syracuse | Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | ABC | W 18–12 | 60,312 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
- Reference:[1]
Team players drafted into in the NFL[]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Paul Naumoff | Linebacker | 3 | 60 | Detroit Lions |
| Ron Widby | Kicker | 4 | 81 | New Orleans Saints |
| John Mills | End | 8 | 199 | San Diego Chargers |
| Harold Stancell | Defensive Back | 9 | 231 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Doug Archibald | Defensive Back | 16 | 405 | New York Jets |
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
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 123
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
- ↑ "1967 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1967/draft.htm?redir. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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