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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: Doug Dickey
Conference: Southeastern-

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1891 <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024

1965 Season Highlights

Doug Dickey enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.

1965 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Army	21	0	W
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Auburn	13	13	T
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. South Carolina	24	3	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Alabama	7	7	T	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Houston	17	8	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Georgia Tech	21	7	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Mississippi	13	14	L	@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Kentucky	19	3	W
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Vanderbilt	21	3	W
Sat., Dec. 4	vs. UCLA	37	34	W	@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Dec. 18	Tulsa	27	6	W	@ Houston, TX	Bluebonnet Bowl

1965 Season Totals
Record	8-1 -2
Points Scored	220
Scoring Average	20.0
Points Allowed	98
Defense Average	8.9
Opponents Record	65-44
Conference Record	2-1
Home Record	6-1 -1
Away Record	1-0 -1

1965 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
7	8-1-2	AP
7	6-1-2	Coaches
7	6-1-2	UPI

1965 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	9-1-1	256	107	Won 39-28	6-1-1	161	65	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi	7-4	179	115	Won 13-7	5-3	129	77	John H. Vaught
Florida	7-4	239	149	Lost 18-20	4-2	126	76	Ray Graves
Auburn	5-5-1	172	175	Lost 7-13	4-1-1	113	115	Ralph Shug Jordan
Louisiana State	8-3	265	164	Won 14-7	3-3	144	109	Charles McClendon
Kentucky	6-4	202	160		3-3	120	90	Charlie Bradshaw
Tennessee	8-1-2	220	98	Won 27-6	2-1-2	73	40	Doug Dickey
Georgia	6-4	186	158		2-3	81	90	Vince Dooley
Mississippi State	4-6	202	172		1-5	78	123	Paul J. Davis
Tulane	2-8	71	268		1-5	37	192	Thomas J. Tommy OBoyle
Vanderbilt	2-7-1	85	180		1-5	40	125	Jack Green

1965 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1965 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.