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