1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1967 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC Champions
Orange Bowl, L 26–24 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#2
1967 record	9–2 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach	Doug Dickey
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium

1967 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Tennessee $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#8 Alabama	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Georgia	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1967 season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Doug Dickey, in his fourth 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 (9–2 overall, 6–0 in the SEC) as SEC Champions and with a loss against Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. The Volunteers' offense scored 283 points while the defense allowed 141 points. At season’s end, Tennessee was recognized as national champions by Litkenhous.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	at #8 UCLA*	#9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		L 16–20
September 30	Auburn		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 27–13
October 14	Georgia Tech*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ABC	W 24–13
October 21	at #6 Alabama	#7	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)		W 24–13	71,849
October 28	LSU	#4	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 17–14
November 4	at Tampa*	#3	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL		W 38–0
November 11	Tulane*	#2	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 35–14
November 18	at Ole Miss	#2	Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 20–7
November 28	at Kentucky	#2	McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)		W 17–7
December 2	Vanderbilt	#2	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)		W 41–14
January 1, 1968	vs. #3 Oklahoma	#2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	L 24–26	77,993
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

• Reference:^[2]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bob Johnson	Center	1	2	Cincinnati Bengals
Walter Chadwick	Running Back	6	164	Green Bay Packers
John Boynton	Tackle	7	172	Miami Dolphins
Elliot Gammage	Tight End	8	209	San Diego Chargers
Joe Graham	End	15	394	Philadelphia Eagles
Charles Fulton	Tailback	16	413	Boston Patriots

• Reference:^[3]

References

1. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "National Poll Champions" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 74. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
2. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1960–69". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
3. "1968 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2012.