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1964 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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The 1964 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1964 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 first year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1 overall, 1–5–1 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 80 points while the defense allowed 121 points.

Record4–5–1 (1–5–1 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumNeyland Stadium
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1964 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
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1964 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $8–0–010–1–0
Florida4–2–07–3–0
Georgia4–2–07–3–1
Kentucky4–2–05–5–0
No. 7 LSU4–2–18–2–1
Auburn3–3–06–4–0
Ole Miss2–4–15–5–1
Mississippi State2–5–04–6–0
Vanderbilt1–4–13–6–1
Tennessee1–5–14–5–1
Tulane1–5–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Georgia's game against Clemson and Tulane's game against Miami (FL) counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19Chattanooga*W 10–628,000[1]
September 26at No. 8 AuburnL 0–346,000[2]
October 3vs. Mississippi StateW 14–1324,609[3]
October 10Boston College*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 16–1428,000[4]
October 17No. 3 AlabamaL 8–1948,627[5]
October 24at No. 7 LSUNBCT 3–359,000[6]
November 7at No. 7 Georgia TechW 22–1450,763[7]
November 14Ole Missdagger
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–3046,000[8]
November 21Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1242,000[9]
November 28at VanderbiltL 0–730,000[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
Steve DeLongDefensive end16Chicago Bears
Whit CanaleDefensive end17227Pittsburgh Steelers
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