1963 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1963 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record5–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
←  1962
1964  →
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 –0 –17 –1 –2
No. 5 Auburn 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 8 Alabama 6 –2 –09 –2 –0
Mississippi State 4 –1 –27 –2 –2
LSU 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Florida 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Tennessee 3 –5 –05 –5 –0
Georgia 2 –4 –04 –5 –1
Vanderbilt 0 –5 –21 –7 –2
Kentucky 0 –5 –13 –6 –1
Tulane 0 –6 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Jim McDonald, in his first and only year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5 overall, 3–5 in the SEC).

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Richmond *
W 34–624,842 [1]
September 28 Auburn
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 19–2335,000 [2]
October 5 Mississippi State
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–724,500 [3]
October 12 Georgia Tech Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–2351,527 [4]
October 19at No. 9 Alabama
L 0–3553,454 [5]
October 26 Chattanooga *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 49–722,000 [6]
November 9at Tulane
W 26–010,000 [7]
November 16vs. No. 3 Ole Miss
L 0–2027,022 [8]
November 23at Kentucky
W 19–035,000 [9]
November 30 Vanderbilt
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 14–021,696 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Dick Evey Tackle114 Chicago Bears
Bob ZvolerinTackle12158 Washington Redskins
Ed Beard Tackle14183 San Francisco 49ers

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References

  1. ↑ "Tennessee romps over UR, 34–6". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 22, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Ol' devil Sidle does Vols in, 23–19". The Birmingham News. September 29, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mississippi State Bulldogs edge Volunteers, 7–0". Johnson City Press. October 6, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Lothridge guides Tech in rout of Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bama passes crush Tennessee by 35–0". The Courier-Journal. October 20, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "'Hungry' Vols chew up Mocs, 49–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 27, 1963. Retrieved September 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Vols cut down Green Wave, 26–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 10, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Rebels rout Vols". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 17, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tennessee runs past Kentucky, 19–0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 24, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Vols top Vandy 14 to 0". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1964 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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