| 1968 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 13–36 vs. Texas | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 13 |
| 1968 record | 8–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC) |
| Head coach | Doug Dickey |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8/4 Georgia † | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #13/7 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17/12 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16/NR Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1968 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1968 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Doug Dickey, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins, two losses and one tie (8–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC) and a loss against Texas in the 1969 Cotton Bowl Classic.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 14 | Georgia | #9 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | ABC | T 17–17 | |||
| September 28* | Memphis State | #16 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 24–17 | ||||
| October 5* | at Rice | #15 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 52–0 | ||||
| October 12* | at Georgia Tech | #10 | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 24–7 | ||||
| October 19 | Alabama | #8 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) | ABC | W 10–9 | 63,392 | ||
| November 2*† | UCLA | #5 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 42–18 | ||||
| November 9 | at Auburn | #5 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | L 14–28 | ||||
| November 16 | Ole Miss | #11 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 31–0 | ||||
| November 23 | Kentucky | #8 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) | W 24–7 | ||||
| November 30 | at Vanderbilt | #7 | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 10–7 | ||||
| January 1, 1969 | vs. #5 Texas | #8 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | CBS | L 13–36 | 72,000 | ||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
- Reference:[1]
Team players drafted into in the NFL[]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Richmond Flowers | Fullback | 2 | 49 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Karl Kremser | Kicker | 5 | 128 | Miami Dolphins |
| Jim Weatherford | Defensive Back | 15 | 366 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Chick McGeehan | Fullback | 15 | 375 | Miami Dolphins |
| Bill Justus | Defensive Back | 2 | 386 | Dallas Cowboys |
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
- ↑ "1969 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1969/draft.htm?redir. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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