1960 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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).

1960 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
1960 record6–2–2 (3–2–2 SEC)
Head coachBowden Wyatt (6th season)
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 24at AuburnW 10–3
October 1vs. Mississippi StateNo. 11T 0–0
October 8Tampa*W 62–7
October 15No. 15 Alabama
W 20–746,000
October 22Chattanooga*No. 12
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 35–0
October 29North Carolina*No. 11
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 27–14
November 5at Georgia TechNo. 8L 7–1445,072
November 12No. 4 Ole MissNo. 14
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 3–24
November 19Kentucky
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
T 10–10
November 26at VanderbiltW 35–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

  • TB Billy Majors, Sr.

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Mike LucciCenter569Cleveland Browns
Billy MajorsBack12168Philadelphia Eagles
Charlie BakerTackle20279Cleveland Browns
Lebron ShieldsTackleExpansion DraftMinnesota Vikings

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References

General

  • 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2012.

Specific

  1. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 122
  2. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
  3. "1961 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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