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1965 Tennessee

8–⁠1–⁠2 (2–⁠1–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Doug Dickey, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1965, game by game: won vs. Army 21–0; tied vs. Auburn 13–13; won vs. South Carolina 24–3; tied vs. Alabama 7–7; won vs. Houston 17–8; won vs. No. 7 Georgia Tech 21–7; lost at Ole Miss 13–14; won at Kentucky 19–3; won vs. Vanderbilt 21–3; won vs. No. 5 UCLA 37–34; won vs. Tulsa 27–6+21−1Won 21–0 vs. Army+21ArmyTied 13–13 vs. Auburn0AuburnWon 24–3 vs. South Carolina+21South CarolinaTied 7–7 vs. Alabama0AlabamaWon 17–8 vs. Houston+9HoustonWon 21–7 vs. No. 7 Georgia Tech+14No. 7 Georgia TechLost 13–14 at Ole Miss-1Ole MissWon 19–3 at Kentucky+16KentuckyWon 21–3 vs. Vanderbilt+18VanderbiltWon 37–34 vs. No. 5 UCLA+3No. 5 UCLAWon 27–6 vs. Tulsa+21Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsArmyW 21–⁠059%
Sep 25vsAuburnT 13–⁠1354%
Oct 9vsSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠364%
Oct 16vsAlabamaT 7–⁠734%
Oct 23vsHoustonW 17–⁠876%
Nov 6vs7Georgia TechW 21–⁠745%
Nov 13atOle MissL 13–⁠1443%
Nov 20atKentuckyW 19–⁠342%
Nov 27vsVanderbiltW 21–⁠382%
Dec 4vs5UCLAW 37–⁠3458%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvsTulsaBluebonnet BowlW 27–⁠647%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulsa 27–⁠6 in the Bluebonnet Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 8
  2. Wk 11: 9
  3. Wk 12: 7
  4. Final: 7

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1965.

Consensus All-AmericanFrank Emanuel, LB

Record
8–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠2 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 7
Points
220–⁠98
Coach
Doug Dickey
Elo
1657 +171 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
21.2 No. 7 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1966

The 1966 draft
Rd 3Tom Fisher LBNew York Giants
Rd 4Frank Emanuel LBPhiladelphia Eagles

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1965 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1965 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠1–⁠19–⁠1–⁠11
Auburn4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Florida4–⁠27–⁠4
Ole Miss5–⁠37–⁠4
Tennessee2–⁠1–⁠28–⁠1–⁠27
LSU3–⁠38–⁠38
Kentucky3–⁠36–⁠4
Georgia2–⁠36–⁠4
Mississippi State1–⁠54–⁠6
Vanderbilt1–⁠52–⁠7–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠52–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.