American college football season
The 1964 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1964 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 first year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee . They finished the season with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1 overall, 1–5–1 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 80 points while the defense allowed 121 points.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 19 Chattanooga * W 10–628,000 [1] September 26 at No. 8 Auburn L 0–346,000 [2] October 3 vs. Mississippi State W 14–1324,609 [3] October 10 Boston College * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 16–1428,000 [4] October 17 No. 3 Alabama L 8–1948,627 [5] October 24 at No. 7 LSU NBC T 3–359,000 [6] November 7 at No. 7 Georgia Tech W 22–1450,763 [7] November 14 Ole Miss Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) L 0–3046,000 [8] November 21 Kentucky Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) L 7–1242,000 [9] November 28 at Vanderbilt L 0–730,000 [10] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] [11]
Awards and honors [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Vols 'T' debut unimpressive in 10–6 win over Mocs" . Johnson City Press . September 20, 1964. Retrieved September 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Lewis boots 42-yard field goal to lift Auburn over Vols, 3–0" . The Selma Times-Journal . September 27, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Vol strategy surprises Maroons, 14–13" . The Commercial Appeal . October 4, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Art Galiffa paces Vol comeback" . The Jackson Sun . October 11, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Crimson Tide captures Vols, 19–8" . Johnson City Press . October 18, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Tigers, Vols fight to 3–3 stalemate" . The Shreveport Times . October 25, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Vols locate punch, whip Georgia Tech" . The Spokesman-Review . November 8, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Rebs rip Vols 30 to 0" . The Tennessean . November 15, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Kentucky rallies for win over Tennessee" . The Paducah Sun . November 22, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Surprising Vanderbilt stuns Tennessee with 7–0 triumph" . The Daily Advertiser . November 29, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "1965 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2012 . ^ "Steve DeLong, 1964 winner of Outland Trophy, dies at 67" . Knoxville News Sentinel . GoVolsXtra.com. August 19, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2012 .
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