1965 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1965 Tennessee Volunteers football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 27–6 vs. Tulsa
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record8–1–2 (2–1–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
←  1964
1966  →
1965 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 –1 –19 –1 –1
Auburn 4 –1 –15 –5 –1
Florida 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
No. 7 Tennessee 2 –1 –28 –1 –2
Ole Miss 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
No. 8 LSU 3 –3 –08 –3 –0
Kentucky 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Georgia 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –02 –7 –1
Tulane 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Mississippi State 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1965 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 second year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins, one loss and two ties (8–1–2 overall, 2–1–2 in the SEC) and a victory over Tulsa in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Army *
W 21–048,500 [1]
September 25 Auburn
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
T 13–1343,614 [2]
October 9 South Carolina *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 24–338,519 [3]
October 16at Alabama
T 7–765,680 [4]
October 23 Houston *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 17–834,504 [5]
November 6No. 7 Georgia Tech *Neyland Stadium (rivalry)W 21–752,174 [6]
November 13vs. Ole Miss No. 8
 NBC L 13–1440,181 [7]
November 20at Kentucky
W 19–338,000 [8]
November 27 Vanderbilt No. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 21–336,248 [9]
December 4No. 5 UCLA *No. 7
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 37–3444,495 [10]
December 18vs. Tulsa No. 7
 NBC W 27–640,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1965 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 16Dewey WarrenSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Tom FisherLinebacker340 New York Giants
Frank Emanuel Linebacker452 Philadelphia Eagles
Stan MitchellFullback8115 Washington Redskins
Austin DenneyEnd11160 Dallas Cowboys
Bob PetrellaDefensive back12181 Minnesota Vikings
Hal WantlandHalfback16235 Washington Redskins

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  2. ↑ "Auburn holds Volunteers to 13–13 deadlock". The Anniston Star. September 26, 1965. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Gamecocks bow to Vols by 24 to 3". The Progress-Index. October 10, 1965. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Vols knot Tide 7–7". Tallahassee Democrat. October 17, 1965. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sad Vols edge out Cougars". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1965. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Vols ramble over Tech, 21–7". The Greenville News. November 7, 1965. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Ole Miss makes a point, dumps Vols 14–13". The Miami News. November 14, 1965. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee pass thefts in 2nd lead to 19–3 Wildcat downfall". The Park City Daily News. November 21, 1965. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Mitchell-led Vols rap Vandy". Daily Press. November 28, 1965. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Late Tennessee score upends Bruins". The Fresno Bee. December 5, 1965. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tennessee drowns Tulsa 27–6". The Nashville Tennessean. December 19, 1965. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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