1964 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The 1964 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee
in the 1964 college football season. The Volunteers offense scored 80 points while the defense allowed 121 points. Led by head coach Doug Dickey
, the Volunteers finished the season unranked with a record of 4–5–1.
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in the 1964 college football season. The Volunteers offense scored 80 points while the defense allowed 121 points. Led by head coach Doug Dickey
Doug Dickey
Douglas Adair "Doug" Dickey is a former American college football player and coach and college athletics administrator. Dickey is a South Dakota native who was raised in Florida and graduated from the University of Florida, where he played college football...
, the Volunteers finished the season unranked with a record of 4–5–1.
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, 19–8. - 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, 12–7, to claim the Beer Barrel.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Volunteers points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 19 | Tennessee Chatanooga | Win | 10 | 6 | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | Sept. 26 | @ Auburn Auburn Tigers football Only Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the... |
Loss | 0 | 3 | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | Oct. 3 | Mississippi State | Win | 14 | 13 | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | Oct. 10 | Boston College | Win | 16 | 14 | 3–1–0 |
| 5 | Oct. 17 | Alabama | Loss | 8 | 19 | 3–2–0 |
| 6 | Oct. 24 | @ Louisiana State LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers or Bayou Bengals, represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in NCAA Division I FBS college football. Current head coach Les Miles has led the team since 2005. Since 1999 when Nick Saban took over as... |
Tie | 3 | 3 | 3–2–1 |
| 7 | Nov. 7 | @ Georgia Tech | Win | 22 | 14 | 4–2–1 |
| 8 | Nov. 14 | Mississippi Ole Miss Rebels football The football history of the University of Mississippi , includes the formation of the first football team in the state and is 26th on the list of college football's all-time winning programs... |
Loss | 0 | 30 | 4–3–1 |
| 9 | Nov. 21 | Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats football The 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... |
Loss | 7 | 12 | 4–4–1 |
| 10 | Nov. 28 | @ Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Commodores football The 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... |
Loss | 0 | 7 | 4–5–1 |
Team players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Steve DeLong Steve DeLong Steven Cyril DeLong was an American football defensive lineman who played professionally in the American Football League and the National Football League . He played collegiately for the University of Tennessee, and professionally for the San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears... |
Defensive End | 1 | 6 | Chicago Bears 1965 Chicago Bears season The 1965 Chicago Bears season was their 46th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-5 record, earning them a third place finish in the NFL Western Conference. The club improved over the dismal 5-9 record of the previous season.They started the season 0-3, but... |
| Whit Canale | Defensive End | 17 | 227 | Pittsburgh Steelers 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers season - Schedule :- Week 1 : Green Bay Packers :at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 38,383* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:... |