| 1968 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic, L 13–36 vs. Texas | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 13 |
| Record | 8–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| W 31–0 | 62,786 | [8] | |
| November 23 | Kentucky | No. 8 |
| 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] | |
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Roster
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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).
| 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 |
References
- 1 2 "Vols catch Georgia". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 15, 1968. p. 4B.
- ↑ "Vols use breaks to beat Memphis State, 24 to 17". The Danville Register. September 29, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tennessee Vols bombard Rice". Abilene Reporter-News. October 6, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Pass mark set, but Tech falls". Oakland Tribune. October 13, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Vols edge Bama". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 20, 1968. p. 4B.
- ↑ "Bruins buried by Vol avalanche". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 4B.
- ↑ "Auburn crushes Big Orange 28 to 14". The Tennessean. November 10, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Vols stuns Ole Miss with Wyche's aerials". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Vols overcome Kentucky, 24–7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 24, 1968. p. 5B.
- ↑ "Tennessee survives Vandy bid 10–7". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas Longhorns trample on Vols". The Palm Beach Post. January 2, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1969 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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