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-
1968 Season Highlights
Doug Dickey enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
1968 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Georgia
17
17
T
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Memphis
24
17
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Rice
52
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Georgia Tech
24
7
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Alabama
10
9
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
UCLA
42
18
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Auburn
14
28
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Mississippi
31
0
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Kentucky
24
7
W
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Vanderbilt
10
7
W
Wed., Jan. 1
Texas
13
36
L
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1968 Season Totals
Record 8-2
-1
Points Scored 261
Scoring Average 23.7
Points Allowed 146
Defense Average 13.3
Opponents Record 60-49
Conference Record 4-1
Home Record 5-0
-1
Away Record 3-1
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
13 8-2-1
AP
7 8-1-1
Coaches
7 8-1-1
UPI
1968 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1968 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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