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 | |
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Gator Bowl champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 18–12 vs. Syracuse | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
1966 record | 8–3 (3–2 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 24 | at Auburn | W 28–0 | ||||
October 1 | Rice* | No. 10 | W 23–3 | |||
October 8 | at No. 9 Georgia Tech* | No. 8 | ABC | L 3–6 | 52,180 | |
October 15 | No. 3 Alabama |
| L 10–11 | 56,463 | ||
October 22 | South Carolina* |
| W 29–17 | |||
October 29 | vs. Army* | W 38–7 | ||||
November 5 | Chattanooga* | No. 10 |
| W 28–10 | ||
November 12 | Ole Miss | No. 10 |
| L 7–14 | ||
November 19 | Kentucky |
| ABC | W 28–19 | ||
November 26 | at Vanderbilt | W 28–0 | ||||
December 31 | vs. Syracuse* | ABC | W 18–12 | 60,312 | ||
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Personnel
1966 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Paul Naumoff | Linebacker | 3 | 60 | Detroit Lions |
Ron Widby | Punter | 4 | 81 | New Orleans Saints |
John Mills | End | 8 | 199 | San Diego Chargers |
Harold Stancell | Defensive back | 9 | 231 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Doug Archibald | Defensive back | 16 | 405 | New York Jets |
References
General
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
Specific
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 123
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
- "1967 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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