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
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record9–2 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
←  1966
1968  →
1967 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 –0 –09 –2 –0
No. 8 Alabama 5 –1 –08 –2 –1
Florida 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Ole Miss 4 –2 –16 –4 –1
Georgia 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
LSU 3 –2 –17 –3 –1
Auburn 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Kentucky 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –5 –02 –7 –1
Mississippi State 0 –6 –01 –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]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 8 UCLA *No. 9
L 16–2066,708 [3]
September 30 Auburn
W 27–1354,113–54,566 [4]
October 14 Georgia Tech *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
 ABC W 24–1355,119 [5]
October 21at No. 6 Alabama No. 7
W 24–1371,849 [6]
October 28 LSU No. 4
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 17–1454,596 [7]
November 4at Tampa *No. 3
W 38–026,500 [8]
November 11 Tulane *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 2
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 35–1454,828 [9]
November 18vs. Ole Miss No. 2
W 20–750,881 [10]
November 25at Kentucky No. 2
W 17–731,500 [11]
December 2 Vanderbilt No. 2
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 41–1449,787 [12]
January 1vs. No. 3 Oklahoma No. 2
 NBC L 24–2677,993 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 16 Dewey Warren Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 57 Steve Kiner So
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
Bob Johnson Center12 Cincinnati Bengals
Walter ChadwickRunning back6164 Green Bay Packers
John BoyntonTackle7172 Miami Dolphins
Elliot GammageTight end8209 San Diego Chargers
Joe GrahamEnd15394 Philadelphia Eagles
Charles Fulton Tailback16413 Boston Patriots

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References

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  2. ↑ "LESTER McCLAIN PAVED THE WAY".
  3. ↑ "UCLA snatches 20–16 victory from Tennessee". The Sacramento Bee. September 17, 1967. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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  11. ↑ "5 thefts help Volunteers en route to 17–7 victory". The Greenville News. November 26, 1967. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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