1962 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The 1962 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee
in the 1962 college football season
. The Volunteers offense scored 179 points while the defense allowed 134 points. Led by head coach Bowden Wyatt
, the Volunteers finished season unranked with a record of 4–6.
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in the 1962 college football season
1962 college football season
During the 20th Century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A". The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of "wire service" polls. The extent of that recognition came in the form of acknowledgment in...
. The Volunteers offense scored 179 points while the defense allowed 134 points. Led by head coach Bowden Wyatt
Bowden Wyatt
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, the Volunteers finished season unranked with a record of 4–6.
Regular season
- On the Third Saturday in OctoberThird Saturday in OctoberThe Third Saturday in October, also known as the Alabama–Tennessee football rivalry, is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama and the Tennessee Volunteers football team of the University of Tennessee...
, Alabama beat Tennessee, 27–7. - In the Border Battle, KentuckyKentucky Wildcats footballThe Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era...
beat Tennessee, 12–10, to claim the Beer Barrel. - In the Tennessee-Vanderbilt rivalry, Tennessee defeated VanderbiltVanderbilt Commodores footballThe Vanderbilt Commodores football program is a college football team that represents Vanderbilt University. The team currently competes in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Southeastern Conference...
, 30–0.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Volunteers points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 29 | @ Auburn | Loss | 21 | 22 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Oct. 6 | Mississippi State | Loss | 6 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Oct. 13 | @ Georgia Tech | Loss | 0 | 17 | 0–3 |
| 4 | Oct. 20 | Alabama | Loss | 7 | 27 | 0–4 |
| 5 | Oct. 27 | Tennessee Chattanooga | Win | 48 | 14 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Nov. 3 | Wake Forest | Win | 23 | 0 | 2–4 |
| 7 | Nov. 10 | Tulane | Win | 28 | 16 | 3–4 |
| 8 | Nov. 17 | Mississippi | Loss | 6 | 19 | 4–4 |
| 9 | Nov. 24 | Kentucky | Loss | 10 | 12 | 4–5 |
| 10 | Dec. 1 | @ Vanderbilt | Win | 30 | 0 | 4–6 |