1969 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The 1969 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee
in the 1969 college football season
. The Volunteers offense scored 328 points while the defense allowed 179 points. Led by head coach Doug Dickey
, the Volunteers competed in the . Tennessee's defense featured Jack Reynolds and All-American Steve Kiner
while the offense featured quarterback
Bobby Scott
throwing to end Ken DeLong. Chip Kell
was an All-American
guard
on the offensive line.
' final game saw his club beat the SEC champion Volunteers, 14–13, in the . The game, which marked the Gator Bowl's silver anniversary
had added drama because two days before kickoff word leaked out that Volunteers head coach Doug Dickey, the SEC Coach of the Year, would return to Florida, his alma mater, after the game.
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in the 1969 college football season
1969 college football season
The 1969 college football season was celebrated as the 100th anniversary of college football. During the 20th Century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A"...
. The Volunteers offense scored 328 points while the defense allowed 179 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 competed in the . Tennessee's defense featured Jack Reynolds and All-American Steve Kiner
Steve Kiner
Steven Albert Kiner is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, and the Houston Oilers. Kiner attended the University of Tennessee from 1967 to 1969, where he was an All-American. He was elected to...
while the offense featured quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott (American football)
Robert Benson Scott is an American football quarterback who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints. He then played for the New Jersey Generals and Chicago Blitz of the USFL in 1983. He graduated from Rossville High School in Rossville, Georgia....
throwing to end Ken DeLong. Chip Kell
Chip Kell
Curtis Chip Kell was a former center in the Canadian Football League and for the University of Tennessee Volunteers college football team. Kell was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006....
was an All-American
College Football All-America Team
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Casper Whitney and published in This...
guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
on the offensive line.
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...
, Tennessee beat Alabama, 41–14. - In the Border Battle, Tennessee beat 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...
, 31–26, to claim the Beer Barrel.
Gator Bowl
Florida Gators coach Ray GravesRay Graves
Samuel Ray Graves is a former American college and professional football player and former college football coach. He is a native of Tennessee and an alumnus of the University of Tennessee, where he played college football...
' final game saw his club beat the SEC champion Volunteers, 14–13, in the . The game, which marked the Gator Bowl's silver anniversary
Wedding anniversary
-Official recognition:In the Commonwealth realms, one can receive a message from the monarch for 60th, 65th, and 70th wedding anniversaries, and any wedding anniversary after that...
had added drama because two days before kickoff word leaked out that Volunteers head coach Doug Dickey, the SEC Coach of the Year, would return to Florida, his alma mater, after the game.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Volunteers points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 20 | Tennessee Chattanooga | Win | 31 | 0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Sept. 27 | Auburn | Win | 45 | 19 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Oct. 4 | @ Memphis | Win | 55 | 16 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Oct. 11 | Georgia Tech | Win | 26 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 5 | Oct. 18 | @ Alabama | Win | 41 | 14 | 5–0 |
| 6 | Nov. 1 | @ Georgia | Win | 17 | 3 | 6–0 |
| 7 | Nov. 8 | South Carolina | Win | 29 | 14 | 7–0 |
| 8 | Nov. 15 | @ 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 | 38 | 7–1 |
| 9 | Nov. 22 | @ 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... |
Win | 31 | 26 | 8–1 |
| 10 | Nov. 29 | Vanderbilt | Win | 40 | 27 | 9–1 |
Team players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Jack Reynolds | Linebacker | 1 | 22 | Los Angeles Rams 1970 Los Angeles Rams season The 1970 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 33rd year with the National Football League and the 25th season in Los Angeles.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:... |
| Steve Kiner Steve Kiner Steven Albert Kiner is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, and the Houston Oilers. Kiner attended the University of Tennessee from 1967 to 1969, where he was an All-American. He was elected to... |
Linebacker | 3 | 73 | Dallas Cowboys 1970 Dallas Cowboys season The 1970 Dallas Cowboys season was their 11th in the NFL. The club scored 299 points and allowed 221 points. For the fifth consecutive season, the Cowboys finished first in their division. In 1970, the club made its debut on Monday Night Football. The Cowboys lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 38–0... |
| Herman Weaver Herman Weaver Herman "Thunderfoot" Weaver is a former punter with a 11 year career in the National Football League from 1970 to 1980. He spent 11 years punting in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks. During his career, Weaver punted 693 times for 27,897 total yards... |
Punter | 9 | 227 | Detroit Lions 1970 Detroit Lions season -References:***... |