1965 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1965 Tennessee Volunteers football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 27–6 vs. Tulsa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record8–1–2 (3–1–2 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
No. 7 Tennessee 3 1 2 8 1 2
Florida 4 2 0 7 4 0
Ole Miss 5 3 0 7 4 0
No. 8 LSU 3 3 0 8 3 0
Georgia 3 3 0 6 4 0
Kentucky 3 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
  • Tennessee's game against South Carolina and Georgia's game against Clemson counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Doug Dickey, the Volunteers compiled an overall record of 8–1–2 with a mark of 3–1–2, in conference play, tying for third place in the SEC.[1][2] Tennessee was invited to the Bluebonnet Bowl, where the Volunteers defeated Tulsa. The team played home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.

  1. ^ "SEC Standings; Final". Vicksburg Evening Post. Vicksburg, Mississippi. Associated Press. November 29, 1965. p. 7. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "2024 SEC Football Media Guide". Southeastern Conference. pp. 63, 65. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

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