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Tennessee Football Team History


Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
 Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794
Stadium: Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 104,079
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Jim McDonald
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024
1963 Season Highlights
 Jim McDonald enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1963 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Richmond  34   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Auburn  19   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Mississippi State  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Georgia Tech  7   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Alabama  0   35   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  49   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Tulane  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Mississippi  0   20   L    @ Memphis, TN   
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Kentucky  19   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Vanderbilt  14   0   W       
 
1963 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored168
  Scoring Average16.8
  Points Allowed121
  Defense Average12.1
  Opponents Record44-31
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record3-4
  Away Record2-1
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1963 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Auburn 9-2196116Lost  7-136-111974  Ralph Shug Jordan
Alabama 9-222795Won  12-75-215052  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi 7-1-221445Lost  7-125-0-114627  John H. Vaught
Georgia Tech 7-317389 4-310176  Bobby Dodd
Louisiana State 7-4142112Lost  7-144-27857  Charles McClendon
Mississippi State 7-2-218594Won  16-124-1-29665  Paul J. Davis
Florida 6-3-1130120 3-3-16171  Ray Graves
Tennessee 5-5168121 3-585108  Jim McDonald
Georgia 4-5-1133151 2-46195  Johnny Griffith
Kentucky 3-6-1142168 0-5-141109  Charlie Bradshaw
Tulane 1-8-143191 0-6-123153  Thomas J. Tommy OBoyle
Vanderbilt 1-7-273146 0-5-223113  Jack Green

1963 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1963 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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