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Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama + 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Georgia + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Florida 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
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
  • Georgia's game against North Carolina; Florida, LSU, and Vanderbilt's games against Tulane; and Tennessee's game against South Carolina counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP 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

September 24at Auburn

W 28–0  October 1Rice*No. 10

W 23–3  October 8at No. 9 Georgia Tech*No. 8

ABCL 3–6  October 15No. 3 Alabama

L 10–1156,463 October 22South Carolina*

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN

W 29–17  October 29Army*

W 38–7  November 5Chattanooga*No. 10

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN

W 28–10  November 12Ole MissdaggerNo. 10

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN

L 7–14  November 19Kentucky

ABCW 28–19  November 26at Vanderbilt

W 28–0  December 31vs. Syracuse

ABCW 18–1260,312

Template:CFB Schedule End

Team players drafted into the NFL

Ron Widby || Punter || 4 || 81 || New Orleans Saints
Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Paul Naumoff Linebacker 3 60 Detroit Lions
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

  • 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2012.

Specific

  1. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 123
  2. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
  3. ^ "1967 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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