1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1967 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 fourth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 6–0 in the SEC) as SEC Champions and with a loss against Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. The Volunteers' offense scored 283 points while the defense allowed 141 points. At season's end, Tennessee was recognized as national champions by Litkenhous.[1] Lester McClain became the first African American player in the program.[2]
| 1967 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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National champion (Litkenhous) SEC champion | |
Orange Bowl, L 26–24 vs. Oklahoma | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| 1967 record | 9–2 (6–0 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Tennessee $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Alabama | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 16 | at No. 8 UCLA* | No. 9 | L 16–20 | 66,708 | ||
| September 30 | Auburn | W 27–13 | ||||
| October 14 | Georgia Tech* |
| ABC | W 24–13 | 55,119 | |
| October 21 | at No. 6 Alabama | No. 7 | W 24–13 | 71,849 | ||
| October 28 | LSU | No. 4 |
| W 17–14 | ||
| November 4 | at Tampa* | No. 3 | W 38–0 | 26,500 | ||
| November 11 | Tulane* | No. 2 |
| W 35–14 | ||
| November 18 | vs. Ole Miss | No. 2 | W 20–7 | |||
| November 28 | at Kentucky | No. 2 | W 17–7 | |||
| December 2 | Vanderbilt | No. 2 |
| W 41–14 | ||
| January 1 | vs. No. 3 Oklahoma | No. 2 | NBC | L 24–26 | 77,993 | |
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Personnel
| 1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
| Bob Johnson | Center | 1 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Walter Chadwick | Running back | 6 | 164 | Green Bay Packers |
| John Boynton | Tackle | 7 | 172 | Miami Dolphins |
| Elliot Gammage | Tight end | 8 | 209 | San Diego Chargers |
| Joe Graham | End | 15 | 394 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Charles Fulton | Tailback | 16 | 413 | Boston Patriots |
References
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "National Poll Champions" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 74. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- https://utsports.com/news/2018/9/14/football-lester-mcclain-paved-the-way.aspx
- "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1960–69". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- "1968 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
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