1963 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Appearance
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 5–5 (3–5 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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No. 7 Ole Miss $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Auburn | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Alabama | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Jim McDonald, in his first and only year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5 overall, 3–5 in the SEC).
The rivalry game against Kentucky was one of only 6 games not to be canceled or postponed due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy the day before. It went ahead as scheduled.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | Richmond* | W 34–6 | 24,842 | [1] | |
September 28 | Auburn |
| L 19–23 | 35,000 | [2] |
October 5 | Mississippi State |
| L 0–7 | 24,500 | [3] |
October 12 | Georgia Tech |
| L 7–23 | 51,527 | [4] |
October 19 | at No. 9 Alabama | L 0–35 | 53,454 | [5] | |
October 26 | Chattanooga* |
| W 49–7 | 22,000 | [6] |
November 9 | at Tulane | W 26–0 | 10,000 | [7] | |
November 16 | vs. No. 3 Ole Miss | L 0–20 | 27,022 | [8] | |
November 23 | at Kentucky | W 19–0 | 35,000 | [9] | |
November 30 | Vanderbilt |
| W 14–0 | 21,696 | [10] |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
[edit]Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Dick Evey | Tackle | 1 | 14 | Chicago Bears |
Bob Zvolerin | Tackle | 12 | 158 | Washington Redskins |
Ed Beard | Tackle | 14 | 183 | San Francisco 49ers |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tennessee romps over UR, 34–6". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 22, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ol' devil Sidle does Vols in, 23–19". The Birmingham News. September 29, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs edge Volunteers, 7–0". Johnson City Press. October 6, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lothridge guides Tech in rout of Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bama passes crush Tennessee by 35–0". The Courier-Journal. October 20, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Hungry' Vols chew up Mocs, 49–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 27, 1963. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols cut down Green Wave, 26–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 10, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels rout Vols". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 17, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee runs past Kentucky, 19–0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 24, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols top Vandy 14 to 0". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1964 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.