1969 Tennessee Volunteers football team American college football season
The 1969 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season . Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Doug Dickey , in his sixth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee . They finished the season with a record of nine wins and two losses (9โ2 overall, 5โ1 in the SEC) and a loss against Florida in the Gator Bowl .
Tennessee's defense featured Jack Reynolds and All-American Steve Kiner while the offense featured quarterback Bobby Scott throwing to end Ken DeLong. Chip Kell was an All-American guard on the offensive line.
Florida Gators coach Ray Graves ' final game saw his club beat the SEC champion Volunteers, 14โ13, in the Gator Bowl . The game, which marked the Gator Bowl's silver anniversary had added drama because two days before kickoff word leaked out that Volunteers head coach Doug Dickey, the SEC Coach of the Year, would return to Florida, his alma mater, after the game.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 20 Chattanooga * No. 15 W 31โ048,942 [ 1]
September 27 No. 17 Auburn No. 19 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) ABC W 45โ1957,826 [ 2]
October 4 at Memphis State * No. 10 W 55โ1650,164 [ 3]
October 11 Georgia Tech * No. 10 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) W 26โ863,171 [ 4]
October 18 at No. 20 Alabama No. 7 W 41โ1472,443 [ 5]
November 1 at No. 11 Georgia No. 3 W 17โ359,781 [ 6]
November 8 South Carolina * No. 3 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) W 29โ1462,868 [ 7]
November 15 at No. 18 Ole Miss No. 3 L 0โ3847,220 [ 8]
November 22 at Kentucky No. 9 W 31โ2636,500 [ 9]
November 29 Vanderbilt No. 10 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) W 40โ2760,672 [ 10]
December 27 vs. No. 14 Florida No. 11 NBC L 13โ1472,248 [ 11]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
OG #65 Phillip Fulmer, So.
LB #57 Steve Kiner, Sr.
DB Bobby Majors, So.
LB Jack Reynolds, Sr.
Team players drafted into the NFL
[ 12]
References
^ "Volunteers smash Chattanooga in shutout over sister school" . Johnson City Press-Chronicle . UPI. September 21, 1969. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols gun down Auburn, 45โ19" . The Miami Herald . September 28, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee stops Memphis State" . The Daily Advertiser . October 5, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols bop Tech" . Panama City News-Herald . October 12, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee mauls Crimson Tide, 41โ14" . Corpus Christi Times . October 19, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee chews up Georgia" . The Times and Democrat . November 2, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee earns win over South Carolina" . The Daily Advertiser . November 9, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Manning steals thunder to shock Tennessee 38โ0" . The Orlando Sentinel . November 16, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols finally tree a clawing Cat" . The Commercial Appeal . November 23, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee claims SEC crown by trouncing Vandy, 40โ27" . The Paducah Sun . November 30, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Florida upsets Vols in Gator" . The El Paso Times . December 28, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1970 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2012 .
Venues
Baseball Park (1892โ1893)
Fountain City Park (1894)
Baldwin Park (1895โ1900, 1902โ1905)
Chilhowee Park (1901, 1907)
Baker-Himel Park (1906)
Waite Field (1908โ1920)
Neyland Stadium (1921โpresent)
Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
National championships in bold