1960 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1960 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record6–2–2 (3–2–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
No. 18 Florida 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Alabama 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Auburn 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Georgia 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Tulane 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Vanderbilt 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1960 Tennessee Volunteers (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, two losses and two ties (6–2–2 overall, 3–2–2 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Auburn
W 10–343,000[1]
October 1vs. Mississippi StateNo. 11
T 0–027,000[2]
October 8Tampa*
W 62–719,945[3]
October 15No. 15 Alabama
W 20–746,000[4]
October 22No. 7 (small) Chattanooga*No. 12
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 35–025,200[5]
October 29North Carolina*No. 11
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 27–1427,060[6]
November 5at Georgia TechNo. 8
L 7–1445,072[7]
November 12No. 4 Ole MissdaggerNo. 14
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 3–2445,100[8]
November 19Kentucky
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
T 10–1039,800[9]
November 26at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
    		• W 35–034,000[10]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    • TB Billy Majors, Sr.

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Mike Lucci Center 5 69 Cleveland Browns
    Billy Majors Back 12 168 Philadelphia Eagles
    Charlie Baker Tackle 20 279 Cleveland Browns
    Lebron Shields Tackle
    Expansion Draft
    		 Minnesota Vikings

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