1966 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1966 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1966 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 third year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 3–2 in the SEC) and a victory over Syracuse in the Gator Bowl.

1966 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 18–12 vs. Syracuse
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
1966 record8–3 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Alabama + 6 0 0  11 0 0
No. 4 Georgia + 5 0 0  10 1 0
Florida 5 1 0  9 2 0
Ole Miss 5 2 0  8 3 0
Tennessee 3 2 0  8 3 0
LSU 3 3 0  5 4 1
Kentucky 2 4 0  3 6 1
Auburn 1 5 0  4 6 0
Vanderbilt 0 5 0  1 9 0
Mississippi State 0 6 0  2 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 24at AuburnW 28–0
October 1Rice*No. 10W 23–3
October 8at No. 9 Georgia Tech*No. 8ABCL 3–652,180
October 15No. 3 Alabama
L 10–1156,463
October 22South Carolina*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 29–17
October 29vs. Army*W 38–7
November 5Chattanooga*No. 10
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 28–10
November 12Ole MissNo. 10
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 7–14
November 19Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ABCW 28–19
November 26at VanderbiltW 28–0
December 31vs. Syracuse*ABCW 18–1260,312
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1966 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Austin Denney
QB 16 Dewey Warren Jr
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
    Paul NaumoffLinebacker360Detroit Lions
    Ron WidbyPunter481New Orleans Saints
    John MillsEnd8199San Diego Chargers
    Harold StancellDefensive back9231Philadelphia Eagles
    Doug ArchibaldDefensive back16405New York Jets

    [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. "1967 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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