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1968 Tennessee Volunteers football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 13–36 vs. Texas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 13
Record8–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
Kentucky 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14GeorgiaNo. 9
ABCT 17–1760,603[1]
September 28Memphis State*No. 16
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 24–17
October 5at Rice*No. 15
W 52–0
October 12at Georgia Tech*No. 10
W 24–760,011
October 19AlabamaNo. 8
ABCW 10–963,392[2]
November 2UCLA*daggerNo. 5
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 42–1864,078[3]
November 9at No. 18 AuburnNo. 5
L 14–28
November 16Ole MissNo. 11
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 31–0
November 23KentuckyNo. 8
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 24–760,899[4]
November 30at VanderbiltNo. 7
W 10–7
January 1vs. No. 5 TexasNo. 8
CBSL 13–3672,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1968 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 22 Richmond Flowers
QB 10 Bobby Scott
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 57 Steve Kiner Jr
LB 64 Jack Reynolds
DB 30 Jim Weatherford
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 98 Karl Kremser
P 92 Herman Weaver
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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).

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Richmond Flowers Fullback 2 49 Dallas Cowboys
Karl Kremser Kicker 5 128 Miami Dolphins
Jim Weatherford Defensive back 15 366 Atlanta Falcons
Chick McGeehan Fullback 15 375 Miami Dolphins

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References

General

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

Specific

  1. ^ a b "Vols catch Georgia". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 15, 1968. p. 4B.
  2. ^ "Vols edge Bama". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 20, 1968. p. 4B.
  3. ^ "Bruins buried by Vol avalanche". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 4B.
  4. ^ "Vols overcome Kentucky, 24-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 24, 1968. p. 5B.
  5. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 123
  6. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
  7. ^ "1969 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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