1965 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1965 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1965 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 second year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins, one loss and two ties (8–1–2 overall, 2–1–2 in the SEC) and a victory over Tulsa in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

1965 Tennessee Volunteers football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 27–6 vs. Tulsa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
1965 record8–1–2 (2–1–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1965 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 1 1  9 1 1
Auburn 4 1 1  5 5 1
Florida 4 2 0  7 4 0
No. 7 Tennessee 2 1 2  8 1 2
Ole Miss 5 3 0  7 4 0
No. 8 LSU 3 3 0  8 3 0
Kentucky 3 3 0  6 4 0
Georgia 2 3 0  6 4 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 0  2 7 1
Tulane 1 5 0  2 8 0
Mississippi State 1 5 0  4 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18Army*W 21–0
September 25Auburn
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
T 13–13
October 9South Carolina*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 24–3
October 16at AlabamaT 7–765,680
October 23Houston*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 17–8
November 6No. 7 Georgia Tech*Neyland Stadium (rivalry)W 21–752,174
November 13vs. Ole MissNo. 8NBCL 13–14
November 20at KentuckyW 19–3
November 27VanderbiltNo. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 21–3
December 4No. 5 UCLA*No. 7
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 37–3444,495
December 18vs. TulsaNo. 7NBCW 27–640,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1965 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 16 Dewey Warren So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
    Tom FisherLinebacker340New York Giants
    Frank EmanuelLinebacker452Philadelphia Eagles
    Stan MitchellFullback8115Washington Redskins
    Austin DenneyEnd11160Dallas Cowboys
    Bob PetrellaDefensive back12181Minnesota Vikings
    Hal WantlandHalfback16235Washington Redskins

    [2][3]

    References

    General

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

    Specific

    1. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 123
    2. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
    3. "1966 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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