1966 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1966 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 18–12 vs. Syracuse
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
Record8–3 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama + 6 0 0 11 0 0
No. 4 Georgia + 6 0 0 10 1 0
Florida 5 1 0 9 2 0
Ole Miss 5 2 0 8 3 0
Tennessee 4 2 0 8 3 0
LSU 3 3 0 5 4 1
Kentucky 2 4 0 3 6 1
Auburn 1 5 0 4 6 0
Mississippi State 0 6 0 2 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Georgia's game against North Carolina; Florida, LSU, and Vanderbilt's games against Tulane; and Tennessee's game against South Carolina counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Doug Dickey, the Volunteers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing fifth in the SEC.[1][2] Tennessee was invited to the Gator Bowl, where the Volunteers defeated Syracuse. The team played home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.

  1. ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1967 (77th ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1967. p. 26. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "2024 SEC Football Media Guide". Southeastern Conference. pp. 63, 66. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

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