1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1967 Tennessee Volunteers football
National champion (Litkenhous)
SEC champion
Orange Bowl, L 26–24 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
1967 record9–2 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach
  • Doug Dickey (4th season)
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 8 UCLA*No. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 16–2066,708
September 30Auburn
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 27–13
October 14Georgia Tech*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ABCW 24–1355,119
October 21at No. 6 AlabamaNo. 7
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)
W 24–1371,849
October 28LSUNo. 4
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 17–14
November 4at Tampa*No. 3
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 38–026,500
November 11Tulane*daggerNo. 2
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 35–1454,828[3]
November 18vs. Ole MissNo. 2
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 20–7
November 25at KentuckyNo. 2
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 17–7
December 2VanderbiltNo. 2
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 41–14
January 1vs. No. 3 OklahomaNo. 2
NBCL 24–2677,993
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel[]

1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 16 Dewey Warren Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 57 Steve Kiner So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Doug Dickey
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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

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References[]

  1. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "National Poll Champions" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 74. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "LESTER McCLAIN PAVED THE WAY".
  3. ^ "Tennessee thumps Tulane, 35–14, as bowl representatives watch". Johnson City Press. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1960–69". University of Tennessee Athletics. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "1968 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
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