1964 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1964 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Doug Dickey, in his first year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1 overall, 1–5–1 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 80 points while the defense allowed 121 points.

1964 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1964 record4–5–1 (1–5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1964 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 8 0 0  10 1 0
Florida 4 2 0  7 3 0
No. 7 LSU 4 2 1  8 2 1
Georgia 3 2 0  7 3 1
Auburn 3 3 0  6 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 0  5 5 0
Ole Miss 2 4 1  5 5 1
Mississippi State 2 5 0  4 6 0
Vanderbilt 1 4 1  3 6 1
Tennessee 1 5 1  4 5 1
Tulane 1 4 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 19Chattanooga*W 10–6
September 26at No. 8 AuburnL 0–3
October 3vs. Mississippi StateW 14–13
October 10Boston College*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 16–1428,000
October 17No. 3 AlabamaL 8–1948,627
October 24at No. 7 LSUNBCT 3–3
November 7at No. 7 Georgia TechW 22–1450,763
November 14Ole Miss
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–30
November 21Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–12
November 28at VanderbiltL 0–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Steve DeLongDefensive end16Chicago Bears
Whit CanaleDefensive end17227Pittsburgh Steelers

[2]

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1960–69". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  2. "1965 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  3. "Steve DeLong, 1964 winner of Outland Trophy, dies at 67". Knoxville News Sentinel. GoVolsXtra.com. August 19, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
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