1965 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1965 Tennessee Volunteers football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 27–6 vs. Tulsa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record8–1–2 (2–1–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Auburn 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 7 Tennessee 2 – 1 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
Ole Miss 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 8 LSU 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1965 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1965 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 second year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins, one loss and two ties (8–1–2 overall, 2–1–2 in the SEC) and a victory over Tulsa in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18Army*
W 21–048,500[1]
September 25Auburn
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
T 13–1343,614[2]
October 9South Carolina*dagger
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 24–338,519[3]
October 16at Alabama
T 7–765,680[4]
October 23Houston*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 17–834,504[5]
November 6No. 7 Georgia Tech*Neyland Stadium (rivalry)W 21–752,174[6]
November 13vs.
Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
    		• NBCL 13–1440,181[7]
    November 20at Kentucky
    		W 19–338,000[8]
    November 27VanderbiltNo. 9
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    		W 21–336,248[9]
    December 4No. 5 UCLA*No. 7
    • Memphis Memorial Stadium
    • Memphis, TN
    		W 37–3444,495[10]
    December 18vs. TulsaNo. 7
    		NBCW 27–640,000[11]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Personnel

    1965 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 16 Dewey Warren So
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Tom Fisher Linebacker 3 40 New York Giants
    Frank Emanuel Linebacker 4 52 Philadelphia Eagles
    Stan Mitchell Fullback 8 115 Washington Redskins
    Austin Denney End 11 160 Dallas Cowboys
    Bob Petrella Defensive back 12 181 Minnesota Vikings
    Hal Wantland Halfback 16 235 Washington Redskins

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