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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: Bowden Wyatt
Conference: Southeastern-

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1891 <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024

1962 Season Highlights

Bowden Wyatt enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.

1962 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Auburn	21	22	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Mississippi State	6	7	L	@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Georgia Tech	0	17	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Alabama	7	27	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga	48	14	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Wake Forest	23	0	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Tulane	28	16	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Mississippi	6	19	L
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Kentucky	10	12	L
Sat., Dec. 1	@ Vanderbilt	30	0	W

1962 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	179
Scoring Average	17.9
Points Allowed	134
Defense Average	13.4
Opponents Record	40-47
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	3-4
Away Record	1-2

1962 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1962 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	10-1	289	39	Won 17-0	6-0	181	20	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi	10-0	247	53	Won 17-13	6-0	117	19	John H. Vaught
Louisiana State	9-1-1	175	34	Won 13-0	5-1	113	25	Charles McClendon
Georgia Tech	7-3-1	211	97	Lost 10-14	5-2	141	51	Bobby Dodd
Florida	7-4	221	139	Won 17-7	4-2	106	74	Ray Graves
Auburn	6-3-1	173	168		4-3	88	134	Ralph Shug Jordan
Tennessee	4-6	179	134		2-6	108	120	Bowden Wyatt
Georgia	3-4-3	109	174		2-3-1	68	123	Johnny Griffith
Kentucky	3-5-2	85	101		2-3-1	32	54	Charlie Bradshaw
Mississippi State	3-6	76	132		2-5	60	101	Paul J. Davis
Vanderbilt	1-9	62	215		1-6	34	141	Arthur L Art Guepe
Tulane	0-10	76	293		0-7	43	228	Thomas J. Tommy OBoyle

1962 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1962 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.