1968 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1968 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by fifth-year head coach Doug Dickey and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins, two losses and one tie (8–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC) and a loss against Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

1968 Tennessee Volunteers football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 13–36 vs. Texas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 13
Record8–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Georgia $ 5 –0 –18 –1 –2
No. 13 Tennessee 4 –1 –18 –2 –1
No. 17 Alabama 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
No. 19 LSU 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
No. 16 Auburn 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Florida 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Ole Miss 3 –2 –17 –3 –1
Vanderbilt 1 –3 –15 –4 –1
Mississippi State 0 –4 –10 –8 –2
Kentucky 0 –7 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Neyland Stadium installed artificial turf prior to the season;[1] it was one of four university division venues (Astrodome (Houston), Camp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin), and Husky Stadium (Washington)) with synthetic grass in 1968.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14GeorgiaNo. 9
ABCT 17–1760,603[1]
September 28Memphis State*No. 16
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 24–1761,792[2]
October 5at Rice*No. 15
W 52–025,000[3]
October 12at Georgia Tech*No. 10
W 24–760,011[4]
October 19AlabamaNo. 8
ABCW 10–963,392[5]
November 2UCLA*daggerNo. 5
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 42–1864,078[6]
November 9at No. 18 AuburnNo. 5
L 14–2868,821[7]
November 16Ole MissNo. 11
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 31–062,786[8]
November 23KentuckyNo. 8
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 24–760,899[9]
November 30at VanderbiltNo. 7
W 10–734,000[10]
January 1vs. No. 5 TexasNo. 8
CBSL 13–3672,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1968 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 22 Richmond Flowers
QB 10 Bobby Scott
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 57 Steve Kiner Jr
LB 64 Jack Reynolds
DB 30 Jim Weatherford
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 98 Karl Kremser
P 92 Herman Weaver
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL/AFL

Four Volunteers were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft, the third common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Richmond FlowersFullback249Dallas Cowboys
Karl KremserKicker5128Miami Dolphins
Jim WeatherfordDefensive back15366Atlanta Falcons
Chick McGeehanFullback15375Miami Dolphins

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References
  1. "Vols catch Georgia". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 15, 1968. p. 4B.
  2. "Vols use breaks to beat Memphis State, 24 to 17". The Danville Register. September 29, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tennessee Vols bombard Rice". Abilene Reporter-News. October 6, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Pass mark set, but Tech falls". Oakland Tribune. October 13, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Vols edge Bama". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 20, 1968. p. 4B.
  6. "Bruins buried by Vol avalanche". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 4B.
  7. "Auburn crushes Big Orange 28 to 14". The Tennessean. November 10, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Vols stuns Ole Miss with Wyche's aerials". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vols overcome Kentucky, 24–7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 24, 1968. p. 5B.
  10. "Tennessee survives Vandy bid 10–7". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Texas Longhorns trample on Vols". The Palm Beach Post. January 2, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1969 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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