1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1967 Tennessee Volunteers football
National champion (Litkenhous)
SEC champion
Orange Bowl, L 24–26 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record9–2 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 0 0 9 2 0
No. 8 Alabama 5 1 0 8 2 1
Florida 4 2 0 6 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 1 6 4 1
Georgia 3 2 0 7 4 0
LSU 3 2 1 7 3 1
Auburn 3 3 0 6 4 0
Kentucky 1 6 0 2 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 5 0 2 7 1
Mississippi State 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1967 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 fourth 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, 6–0 in the SEC) as SEC Champions and with a loss against Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. The Volunteers' offense scored 283 points while the defense allowed 141 points. At season's end, Tennessee was recognized as national champions by Litkenhous.[1] Lester McClain became the first African American player in the program.[2]

  1. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "National Poll Champions" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 74. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "LESTER McCLAIN PAVED THE WAY".