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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.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 |
Georgia | No. 9 | |
ABC | T 17–17 | 60,603 |
[1] |
September 28 |
Memphis State* | No. 16 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 24–17 | 61,792 |
[2] |
October 5 | at
Rice* | No. 15 | | | W 52–0 | 25,000 |
[3] |
October 12 | at
Georgia Tech* | No. 10 | | | W 24–7 | 60,011 |
[4] |
October 19 |
Alabama | No. 8 | | ABC | W 10–9 | 63,392 |
[5] |
November 2 |
UCLA* | No. 5 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 42–18 | 64,078 |
[6] |
November 9 | at No. 18
Auburn | No. 5 | | | L 14–28 | 68,821 |
[7] |
November 16 |
Ole Miss | No. 11 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (
rivalry)
| | W 31–0 | 62,786 |
[8] |
November 23 |
Kentucky | No. 8 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (
rivalry)
| | W 24–7 | 60,899 |
[9] |
November 30 | at
Vanderbilt | No. 7 | | | W 10–7 | 34,000 |
[10] |
January 1 | vs. No. 5
Texas | No. 8 | |
CBS | L 13–36 | 72,000 |
[11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1968 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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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).
[12]
References
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"Vols catch Georgia". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 15, 1968. p. 4B.
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"Vols use breaks to beat Memphis State, 24 to 17". The Danville Register. September 29, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tennessee Vols bombard Rice". Abilene Reporter-News. October 6, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Pass mark set, but Tech falls". Oakland Tribune. October 13, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols edge Bama". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 20, 1968. p. 4B.
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"Bruins buried by Vol avalanche". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 4B.
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"Auburn crushes Big Orange 28 to 14". The Tennessean. November 10, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols stuns Ole Miss with Wyche's aerials". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols overcome Kentucky, 24–7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 24, 1968. p. 5B.
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"Tennessee survives Vandy bid 10–7". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Texas Longhorns trample on Vols". The Palm Beach Post. January 2, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1969 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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