1960 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1960 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record6–2–2 (3–2–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons
←  1959
1961  →
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 –0 –110 –0 –1
No. 18 Florida 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 9 Alabama 5 –1 –18 –1 –2
No. 13 Auburn 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Tennessee 3 –2 –26 –2 –2
Georgia 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –4 –05 –5 –0
LSU 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Kentucky 2 –4 –15 –4 –1
Tulane 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
Mississippi State 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
Vanderbilt 0 –7 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Tennessee Volunteers (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1960 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, two losses and two ties (6–2–2 overall, 3–2–2 in the SEC).

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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Auburn
W 10–343,000 [1]
October 1vs. Mississippi State No. 11
T 0–027,000 [2]
October 8 Tampa *
W 62–719,945 [3]
October 15No. 15 Alabama
W 20–746,000 [4]
October 22No. 7 (small) Chattanooga *No. 12
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 35–025,200 [5]
October 29 North Carolina *No. 11
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 27–1427,060 [6]
November 5at Georgia Tech No. 8
L 7–1445,072 [7]
November 12No. 4 Ole Miss Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 14
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 3–2445,100 [8]
November 19 Kentucky
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
T 10–1039,800 [9]
November 26at Vanderbilt
W 35–034,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Mike Lucci Center569 Cleveland Browns
Billy MajorsBack12168 Philadelphia Eagles
Charlie BakerTackle20279 Cleveland Browns
Lebron ShieldsTackle Expansion Draft Minnesota Vikings

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References

  1. ↑ "Tennessee tops Auburn, 10–3". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Associated Press. September 25, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "State holds Tennessee to 0–0 tie at Memphis". The Clarion-Ledger. October 2, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vols prep for Tide with 62 to 7 romp". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Alabama mistakes lead to Tennessee victory". The Decatur Daily. October 16, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Vol 'horses' romp around and through Mocs, 35–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 23, 1960. Retrieved September 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tennessee overtakes Tar Heels, romps to 27–14 football victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Williamson races Georgia Tech by Vols, 14 to 7". Pensacola News Journal. November 6, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Gibbs leads Rebel raid on Vols, 24–3". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 13, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Kentucky battles Tennessee deadlock to 10–10". The Paducah Sun. November 20, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Glass leads charge as Tennessee raps Vanderbilt 35–0". The Selma Times-Journal. November 27, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1961 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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