American college football season
The 1968 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season . Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by fifth-year head coach Doug Dickey 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 Cotton Bowl Classic .
Neyland Stadium installed artificial turf prior to the season;[1] it was one of four university division venues (Astrodome (Houston ), Camp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin ), and Husky Stadium (Washington )) with synthetic grass in 1968.
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1969 Tennessee vs Georgia
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Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 14 Georgia No. 9 ABC T 17–1760,603 [1]
September 28 Memphis State * No. 16 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 24–1761,792 [2]
October 5 at Rice * No. 15 W 52–025,000 [3]
October 12 at Georgia Tech * No. 10 W 24–760,011 [4]
October 19 Alabama No. 8 ABC W 10–963,392 [5]
November 2 UCLA * No. 5 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 42–1864,078 [6]
November 9 at No. 18 Auburn No. 5 L 14–2868,821 [7]
November 16 Ole Miss No. 11 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) W 31–062,786 [8]
November 23 Kentucky No. 8 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) W 24–760,899 [9]
November 30 at Vanderbilt No. 7 W 10–734,000 [10]
January 1 vs. No. 5 Texas No. 8 CBS L 13–3672,000 [11]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1968 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Team players drafted into the NFL/AFL
Four Volunteers were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft , the third common draft , which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).
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References
^ a b "Vols catch Georgia" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. September 15, 1968. p. 4B.
^ "Vols use breaks to beat Memphis State, 24 to 17" . The Danville Register . September 29, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee Vols bombard Rice" . Abilene Reporter-News . October 6, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pass mark set, but Tech falls" . Oakland Tribune . October 13, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols edge Bama" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. October 20, 1968. p. 4B.
^ "Bruins buried by Vol avalanche" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 4B.
^ "Auburn crushes Big Orange 28 to 14" . The Tennessean . November 10, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols stuns Ole Miss with Wyche's aerials" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . November 17, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols overcome Kentucky, 24–7" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 24, 1968. p. 5B.
^ "Tennessee survives Vandy bid 10–7" . The Courier-Journal . December 1, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Texas Longhorns trample on Vols" . The Palm Beach Post . January 2, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1969 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012 .
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