Tennessee Football Team History
Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794 Stadium: Neyland Stadium Capacity: 104,079 Colors: Orange & White Coach: Bowden Wyatt Conference: Southeastern-
1961 Season Highlights
Bowden Wyatt enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Auburn
21
24
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Mississippi State
17
3
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Tulsa
52
6
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Alabama
3
34
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
20
7
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
North Carolina
21
22
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Georgia Tech
10
6
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Mississippi
10
24
L
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Kentucky
26
16
W
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Vanderbilt
41
7
W
1961 Season Totals
Record 6-4
Points Scored 221
Scoring Average 22.1
Points Allowed 149
Defense Average 14.9
Opponents Record 52-41
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 1-2
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.