1963 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Richmond*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 34–6	24,842	[1]
September 28	Auburn	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 19–23	35,000	[2]
October 5	Mississippi State	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 0–7	24,500	[3]
October 12	Georgia Tech	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–23	51,527	[4]
October 19	at No. 9 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	L 0–35	53,454	[5]
October 26	Chattanooga*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 49–7	22,000	[6]
November 9	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 26–0	10,000	[7]
November 16	vs. No. 3 Ole Miss	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 0–20	27,022	[8]
November 23	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 19–0	35,000	[9]
November 30	Vanderbilt	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 14–0	21,696	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

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