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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: Doug Dickey
Conference: Southeastern-

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1891 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

Doug Dickey enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Auburn	28	0	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Rice	23	3	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Georgia Tech	3	6	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Alabama	10	11	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. South Carolina	29	17	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Army	38	7	W	@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga	28	10	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Mississippi	7	14	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Kentucky	28	19	W
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Vanderbilt	28	0	W
Sat., Dec. 31	Syracuse	18	12	W	@ Jacksonville, FL	Gator Bowl

1966 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	240
Scoring Average	21.8
Points Allowed	99
Defense Average	9.0
Opponents Record	55-48
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	2-1

1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
14	7-3-0	Coaches
14	7-3-0	UPI

1966 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	11-0	301	44	Won 34-7	6-0	149	37	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia	10-1	235	98	Won 24-9	5-0	104	58	Vince Dooley
Mississippi	8-3	170	65	Lost 0-19	5-2	116	33	John H. Vaught
Florida	9-2	265	147	Won 27-12	4-1	109	68	Ray Graves
Tennessee	8-3	240	99	Won 18-12	3-2	101	44	Doug Dickey
Louisiana State	5-4-1	135	124		2-3	54	73	Charles McClendon
Kentucky	3-6-1	107	196		2-4	65	119	Charlie Bradshaw
Auburn	4-6	104	162		1-5	60	127	Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi State	2-8	75	176		0-6	45	129	Paul J. Davis
Vanderbilt	1-9	72	237		0-5	16	131	Jack Green

1966 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1966 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).