1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1967 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC champion
Orange Bowl, L 26–24 vs. Oklahoma
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 2
1967 record 9–2 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach Doug Dickey
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
1967 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Tennessee $ 6 0 0     9 2 0
#8 Alabama 5 1 0     8 2 1
Florida 4 2 0     6 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 1     6 4 1
Georgia 3 2 0     7 4 0
LSU 3 2 1     7 3 1
Auburn 3 3 0     6 4 0
Kentucky 1 6 0     2 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0     2 7 1
Mississippi State 0 6 0     1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1967 season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Doug Dickey, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 6–0 in the SEC) as SEC Champions and with a loss against Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. The Volunteers' offense scored 283 points while the defense allowed 141 points. At season’s end, Tennessee was recognized as national champions by Litkenhous.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 16 at No. 8 UCLA* No. 9 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 16–20    
September 30 Auburn Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN W 27–13    
October 14 Georgia Tech* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ABC W 24–13    
October 21 at No. 6 Alabama No. 7 Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October) W 24–13   71,849
October 28 LSU No. 4 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 17–14    
November 4 at Tampa* No. 3 Tampa StadiumTampa, FL W 38–0    
November 11 Tulane*dagger No. 2 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 35–14    
November 18 at Ole Miss No. 2 Memphis Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN W 20–7    
November 28 at Kentucky No. 2 McLean StadiumLexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) W 17–7    
December 2 Vanderbilt No. 2 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) W 41–14    
January 1, 1968 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma No. 2 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (Orange Bowl) NBC L 24–26   77,993
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bob Johnson Center1 2 Cincinnati Bengals
Walter Chadwick Running Back 6 164 Green Bay Packers
John Boynton Tackle7 172 Miami Dolphins
Elliot Gammage Tight End8 209 San Diego Chargers
Joe Graham End 15394 Philadelphia Eagles
Charles Fulton Tailback16 413 Boston Patriots

References

  1. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "National Poll Champions" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 74. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  2. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1960–69". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  3. "1968 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
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