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1969 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1969
team	Tennessee Volunteers
sport	football
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
CoachRank	11
APRank	15
record	9–2
conf_record	5–1
head_coach	Doug Dickey
hc_year	6th
stadium	Neyland Stadium
champion	SEC champion
bowl	[Gator Bowl](1969-gator-bowl)
bowl_result	L 13–14 vs. [Florida](1969-florida-gators-football-team)

The 1969 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1969 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 sixth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 5–1 in the SEC) and a loss against Florida in the Gator Bowl.

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.

Florida Gators coach Ray Graves' final game saw his club beat the SEC champion Volunteers, 14–13, in the Gator Bowl. 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.

Schedule

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Season summary

Chattanooga

Auburn

at Memphis State

Georgia Tech

at Alabama

at Georgia

Curt Watson 197 rushing yards, Don McLeary 100 rushing yards

South Carolina

Gary Kreis 151 Rec Yds

at Ole Miss

at Kentucky

Gary Kreis 11 Receptions, 145 Yards

Vanderbilt

Gator Bowl

Personnel

Doug Dickey

Team players drafted into the NFL

References

(September 21, 1969). "Volunteers smash Chattanooga in shutout over sister school". Johnson City Press-Chronicle.
(September 28, 1969). "Vols gun down Auburn, 45–19". The Miami Herald.
(October 5, 1969). "Tennessee stops Memphis State". The Daily Advertiser.
(October 12, 1969). "Vols bop Tech". Panama City News-Herald.
(October 19, 1969). "Tennessee mauls Crimson Tide, 41–14". Corpus Christi Times.
(November 2, 1969). "Tennessee chews up Georgia". The Times and Democrat.
(November 9, 1969). "Tennessee earns win over South Carolina". The Daily Advertiser.
(November 16, 1969). "Manning steals thunder to shock Tennessee 38–0". The Orlando Sentinel.
(November 23, 1969). "Vols finally tree a clawing Cat". The Commercial Appeal.
(November 30, 1969). "Tennessee claims SEC crown by trouncing Vandy, 40–27". The Paducah Sun.
(December 28, 1969). "Florida upsets Vols in Gator". The El Paso Times.
. ["2025 Tennessee Volunteers Football Record Book"](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/utsports.com/documents/2025/8/5/2025_UT_FB_Record_Book_Web_Version.pdf?timestamp=20250902022805).
"1970 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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