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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 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

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 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia	8-1-2	284	114	Lost 2-16	5-0-1	173	47	Vince Dooley
Alabama	8-3	184	139	Lost 10-35	4-2	108	63	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Tennessee	8-2-1	261	146	Lost 13-36	4-1-1	106	68	Doug Dickey
Auburn	7-4	257	159		4-2	123	75	Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi	7-3-1	212	197	Won 34-17	3-2-1	91	115	John H. Vaught
Louisiana State	8-3	221	171	Won 31-27	2-2	64	62	Charles McClendon
Florida	6-3-1	151	175		2-2-1	74	117	Ray Graves
Vanderbilt	5-4-1	163	147		1-3-1	40	87	Bill Pace
Kentucky	3-7	141	206		0-7	59	150	Charlie Bradshaw
Mississippi State	0-8-2	146	260		0-4-1	60	114	Charley Shira

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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).