1962 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1962 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1962 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 eighth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6 overall, 2–6 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 179 points while the defense allowed 134 points.

1962 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1962 record4–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coachBowden Wyatt (8th season)
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
1962 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Ole Miss $ 6 0 0  10 0 0
No. 5 Alabama 6 1 0  10 1 0
No. 7 LSU 5 1 0  9 1 1
Georgia Tech 5 2 0  7 3 1
Florida 4 2 0  7 4 0
Auburn 4 3 0  6 3 1
Georgia 2 3 1  3 4 3
Kentucky 2 3 1  3 5 2
Mississippi State 2 5 0  3 6 0
Tennessee 2 6 0  4 6 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 0  1 9 0
Tulane 0 7 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 29at AuburnL 21–22
October 6vs. Mississippi StateL 6–7
October 13at Georgia TechL 0–17
October 20No. 2 AlabamaCBSL 7–2744,600
October 27Chattanooga*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 48–14
October 24Wake Forest*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 23–0
November 10Tulane
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 28–16
November 17No. 3 Ole Miss
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 6–19
November 24Kentucky
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–12
December 1at VanderbiltW 30–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1960–69". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
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