1961 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1961 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1961 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 seventh year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4 overall, 4–3 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Auburn	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		L 21–24	44,600	[1]
October 7	Mississippi State	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		W 17–3	31,600	[2]
October 14	Tulsa*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		W 52–6	23,439	[3]
October 21	at No. 5 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	ABC	L 3–34	48,000	[4]
October 28	Chattanooga*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN		W 20–7	25,000	[5]
November 4	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 21–22	35,000	[6]
November 11	No. 9 Georgia Tech	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		W 10–6	46,000	[7]
November 18	vs. No. 6 Ole Miss	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		L 10–24	32,428	[8]
November 25	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		W 26–16	37,000	[9]
December 2	Vanderbilt	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		W 41–7	29,130	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

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