1969 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

1969 Tennessee Volunteers football

SEC champion

Gator Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Florida

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 11
AP| No. 15
Record| 9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach|

* Doug Dickey (6th season)

Home stadium| Neyland Stadium

Seasons

← 1968

1970 →

1969 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
No. 15 Tennessee $  | 5  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 9  | – | 2  | – | 0
No. 10 LSU | 4  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 9  | – | 1  | – | 0
No. 20 Auburn | 5  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 3  | – | 0
No. 14 Florida | 3  | – | 1  | – | 1 |  |  | 9  | – | 1  | – | 1
No. 8 Ole Miss | 4  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 3  | – | 0
Georgia | 2  | – | 3  | – | 1 |  |  | 5  | – | 5  | – | 1
Vanderbilt | 2  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 6  | – | 0
Alabama | 2  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 6  | – | 5  | – | 0
Kentucky | 1  | – | 6  | – | 0 |  |  | 2  | – | 8  | – | 0
Mississippi State | 0  | – | 5  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 7  | – | 0

* $ – Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Doug Dickey, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 5–1 in the SEC) and a loss against Florida in the Gator Bowl.

Tennessee's defense featured Jack Reynolds and All-American Steve Kiner while the offense featured quarterback Bobby Scott throwing to end Ken DeLong. Chip Kell was an All-American guard on the offensive line.

Florida Gators coach Ray Graves' final game saw his club beat the SEC champion Volunteers, 14–13, in the Gator Bowl. The game, which marked the Gator Bowl's silver anniversary had added drama because two days before kickoff word leaked out that Volunteers head coach Doug Dickey, the SEC Coach of the Year, would return to Florida, his alma mater, after the game.

## Schedule

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September 20| Chattanooga*| No. 15|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN

| | W 31–0| 48,942| [1]
September 27| No. 17 Auburn| No. 19|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| ABC| W 45–19| 57,826| [2]
October 4| at Memphis State*| No. 10|

* Memphis Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| | W 55–16| 50,164| [3]
October 11| Georgia Tech*| No. 10|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| | W 26–8| 63,171| [4]
October 18| at No. 20 Alabama| No. 7|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)

| | W 41–14| 72,443| [5]
November 1| at No. 11 Georgia| No. 3|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA (rivalry)

| | W 17–3| 59,781| [6]
November 8| South Carolina*| No. 3|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| | W 29–14| 62,868| [7]
November 15| at No. 18 Ole Miss| No. 3|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS (rivalry)

| | L 0–38| 47,220| [8]
November 22| at Kentucky| No. 9|

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY (rivalry)

| | W 31–26| 36,500| [9]
November 29| Vanderbilt| No. 10|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| | W 40–27| 60,672| [10]
December 27| vs. No. 14 Florida| No. 11|

* Gator Bowl Stadium
* Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl, rivalry)

| NBC| L 13–14| 72,248| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Roster

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* OG #65 Phillip Fulmer, So.
* LB #57 Steve Kiner, Sr.
* DB Bobby Majors, So.
* LB Jack Reynolds, Sr.

## Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player | Position | Rounds | Pick Overall | NFL Team

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Jack Reynolds | Linebacker | 1 | 22 | Los Angeles Rams
Steve Kiner | Linebacker | 3 | 73 | Dallas Cowboys
Herman Weaver | Punter | 9 | 227 | Detroit Lions

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## References

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1. ^ "Volunteers smash Chattanooga in shutout over sister school". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. UPI. September 21, 1969. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Vols gun down Auburn, 45–19". The Miami Herald. September 28, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Tennessee stops Memphis State". The Daily Advertiser. October 5, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Vols bop Tech". Panama City News-Herald. October 12, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Tennessee mauls Crimson Tide, 41–14". Corpus Christi Times. October 19, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Tennessee chews up Georgia". The Times and Democrat. November 2, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tennessee earns win over South Carolina". The Daily Advertiser. November 9, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Manning steals thunder to shock Tennessee 38–0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 16, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Vols finally tree a clawing Cat". The Commercial Appeal. November 23, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Tennessee claims SEC crown by trouncing Vandy, 40–27". The Paducah Sun. November 30, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Florida upsets Vols in Gator". The El Paso Times. December 28, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1970 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2012.

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* Baseball Park (1892–1893)
* Fountain City Park (1894)
* Baldwin Park (1895–1900, 1902–1905)
* Chilhowee Park (1901, 1907)
* Baker-Himel Park (1906)
* Waite Field (1908–1920)
* Neyland Stadium (1921–present)

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Southeastern Conference football champions

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