1962 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1962 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Bowden Wyatt (8th season)
Home stadium	Shields–Watkins Field

1962 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Ole Miss $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Alabama	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 7 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Auburn	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	3
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Tulane	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6 overall, 2–6 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 179 points while the defense allowed 134 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 29	at Auburn	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)		L 21–22
October 6	vs. Mississippi State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN		L 6–7
October 13	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 0–17
October 20	No. 2 Alabama	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	L 7–27	44,600
October 27	Chattanooga*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		W 48–14
October 24	Wake Forest*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		W 23–0
November 10	Tulane	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		W 28–16
November 17	No. 3 Ole Miss	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		L 6–19
November 24	Kentucky	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		L 10–12
December 1	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 30–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game