Tennessee Football Team History
Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794 Stadium: Neyland Stadium Capacity: 104,079 Colors: Orange & White Coach: Jim McDonald Conference: Southeastern-
1963 Season Highlights
Jim McDonald enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
1963 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 vs. Richmond
34
6
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Auburn
19
23
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Mississippi State
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Georgia Tech
7
23
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Alabama
0
35
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
49
7
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Tulane
26
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Mississippi
0
20
L
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Kentucky
19
0
W
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Vanderbilt
14
0
W
1963 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 168
Scoring Average 16.8
Points Allowed 121
Defense Average 12.1
Opponents Record 44-31
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 3-4
Away Record 2-1
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1963 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1963 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.