1969 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 15 |
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| No. 15 Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 LSU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Auburn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Florida | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1969 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Doug Dickey, in his sixth 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, 5–1 in the SEC) and a loss against Florida in the Gator Bowl.
Tennessee's defense featured Jack Reynolds and All-American Steve Kiner while the offense featured quarterback Bobby Scott throwing to end Ken DeLong. Chip Kell was an All-American guard on the offensive line.
Florida Gators coach Ray Graves' final game saw his club beat the SEC champion Volunteers, 14–13, in the Gator Bowl. The game, which marked the Gator Bowl's silver anniversary had added drama because two days before kickoff word leaked out that Volunteers head coach Doug Dickey, the SEC Coach of the Year, would return to Florida, his alma mater, after the game.
Schedule
September 20Chattanooga*No. 15
W 31–0 September 27No. 17 AuburnNo. 19
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
ABCW 45–1957,826 October 4at Memphis State*No. 10
W 55–16 October 11Georgia Tech*No. 10
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
W 26–8 October 18at No. 20 AlabamaNo. 7
W 41–1472,443 November 1at No. 11 GeorgiaNo. 3
W 17–3
November 8South Carolina*
No. 3
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
W 29–1462,868 November 15at No. 18 Ole MissNo. 3
L 0–3847,220 November 22at KentuckyNo. 9
W 31–26 November 29VanderbiltNo. 10
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
W 40–27 December 27vs. No. 14 FloridaNo. 11
NBCL 13–1472,248
- Reference:[1]
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Jack Reynolds | Linebacker | 1 | 22 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Steve Kiner | Linebacker | 3 | 73 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Herman Weaver | Punter | 9 | 227 | Detroit Lions |
- References:[2]
References
- ^ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1960–69". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ "1970 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2012.