1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1967
Litkenhous)
SEC champion
Orange Bowl, L 26–24 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record9–2 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
1967 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Alabama 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the

Litkenhous.[1] Lester McClain became the first African American player in the program.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 8 UCLA*No. 9
L 16–2066,708[3]
September 30Auburn
W 27–1354,113–54,566[4]
October 14Georgia Tech*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ABCW 24–1355,119[5]
October 21at No. 6 AlabamaNo. 7
W 24–1371,849[6]
October 28LSUNo. 4
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 17–1454,596[7]
November 4at Tampa*No. 3
W 38–026,500[8]
November 11Tulane*daggerNo. 2
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 35–1454,828[9]
November 18vs.
Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
    		• W 20–750,881[10]
    November 25at KentuckyNo. 2
    		W 17–731,500[11]
    December 2VanderbiltNo. 2
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    		W 41–1449,787[12]
    January 1vs. No. 3 OklahomaNo. 2
    		NBCL 24–2677,993[13]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Personnel

    1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 16 Dewey Warren Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 57 Steve Kiner So
    		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
    Bob Johnson Center 1 2 Cincinnati Bengals
    Walter Chadwick Running back 6 164 Green Bay Packers
    John Boynton Tackle 7 172 Miami Dolphins
    Elliot Gammage Tight end 8 209 San Diego Chargers
    Joe Graham End 15 394 Philadelphia Eagles
    Charles Fulton Tailback 16 413 Boston Patriots

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    References

    1. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "National Poll Champions" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 74. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
    2. ^ "LESTER McCLAIN PAVED THE WAY".
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    14. ^ "1968 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
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