1963 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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).

1963 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1963 record	5–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Jim McDonald (1st season)
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium

1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Ole Miss $	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
No. 5 Auburn	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	1	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	5	–	2			1	–	7	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Tulane	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	Richmond*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 34–6
September 28	Auburn	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 19–23
October 5	Mississippi State	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 0–7
October 12	Georgia Tech	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–23	51,527
October 19	at No. 9 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	L 0–35	53,454
October 26	Chattanooga*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 49–7
November 9	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 26–0
November 16	vs. No. 3 Ole Miss	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 0–20
November 23	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 19–0
November 30	Vanderbilt	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 14–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Dick Evey	Tackle	1	14	Chicago Bears
Bob Zvolerin	Tackle	12	158	Washington Redskins
Ed Beard	Tackle	14	183	San Francisco 49ers

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References

General

• 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2012.

Specific

1. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 123
2. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
3. "1964 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.