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1963 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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The 1963 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Jim McDonald, in his first and only year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5 overall, 3–5 in the SEC).

Record5–5 (3–5 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumNeyland Stadium
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1963 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
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1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $5–0–17–1–2
No. 5 Auburn6–1–09–2–0
No. 8 Alabama6–2–09–2–0
Mississippi State4–1–27–2–2
LSU4–2–07–4–0
Georgia Tech4–3–07–3–0
Florida3–3–16–3–1
Tennessee3–5–05–5–0
Georgia2–4–04–5–1
Vanderbilt0–5–21–7–2
Kentucky0–5–13–6–1
Tulane0–6–11–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The rivalry game against Kentucky was one of only 6 games not to be canceled or postponed due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy the day before. It went ahead as scheduled.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Richmond*W 34–624,842[1]
September 28Auburn
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 19–2335,000[2]
October 5Mississippi State
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–724,500[3]
October 12Georgia Techdagger
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–2351,527[4]
October 19at No. 9 AlabamaL 0–3553,454[5]
October 26Chattanooga*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 49–722,000[6]
November 9at TulaneW 26–010,000[7]
November 16vs. No. 3 Ole MissL 0–2027,022[8]
November 23at KentuckyW 19–035,000[9]
November 30Vanderbilt
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 14–021,696[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Dick EveyTackle114Chicago Bears
Bob ZvolerinTackle12158Washington Redskins
Ed BeardTackle14183San Francisco 49ers
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