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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record4-6
  Points Scored179
  Scoring Average17.9
  Points Allowed134
  Defense Average13.4
  Opponents Record40-47
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record3-4
  Away Record1-2
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 10-128939Won  17-06-018120  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi 10-024753Won  17-136-011719  John H. Vaught
Louisiana State 9-1-117534Won  13-05-111325  Charles McClendon
Georgia Tech 7-3-121197Lost  10-145-214151  Bobby Dodd
Florida 7-4221139Won  17-74-210674  Ray Graves
Auburn 6-3-1173168 4-388134  Ralph Shug Jordan
Tennessee 4-6179134 2-6108120  Bowden Wyatt
Georgia 3-4-3109174 2-3-168123  Johnny Griffith
Kentucky 3-5-285101 2-3-13254  Charlie Bradshaw
Mississippi State 3-676132 2-560101  Paul J. Davis
Vanderbilt 1-962215 1-634141  Arthur L Art Guepe
Tulane 0-1076293 0-743228  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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.