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1968 Tennessee

8–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Doug Dickey, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1968, game by game: tied vs. Georgia 17–17; won vs. Memphis 24–17; won at Rice 52–0; won at Georgia Tech 24–7; won vs. Alabama 10–9; won vs. UCLA 42–18; lost at No. 18 Auburn 14–28; won vs. Ole Miss 31–0; won vs. Kentucky 24–7; won at Vanderbilt 10–7; lost vs. No. 5 Texas 13–36+52−23Tied 17–17 vs. Georgia0GeorgiaWon 24–17 vs. Memphis+7MemphisWon 52–0 at Rice+52RiceWon 24–7 at Georgia Tech+17Georgia TechWon 10–9 vs. Alabama+1AlabamaWon 42–18 vs. UCLA+24UCLALost 14–28 at No. 18 Auburn-14No. 18 AuburnWon 31–0 vs. Ole Miss+31Ole MissWon 24–7 vs. Kentucky+17KentuckyWon 10–7 at Vanderbilt+3VanderbiltLost 13–36 vs. No. 5 Texas-23No. 5 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsGeorgiaT 17–⁠1762%
Sep 28vsMemphisW 24–⁠1774%
Oct 5atRiceW 52–⁠073%
Oct 12atGeorgia TechW 24–⁠764%
Oct 19vsAlabamaW 10–⁠963%
Nov 2vsUCLAW 42–⁠1875%
Nov 9at18AuburnL 14–⁠2853%
Nov 16vsOle MissW 31–⁠068%
Nov 23vsKentuckyW 24–⁠787%
Nov 30atVanderbiltW 10–⁠772%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs5TexasCotton BowlL 13–⁠3654%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 36–⁠13 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 5
  9. Wk 9: 5
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 8
  12. Wk 12: 7
  13. Wk 13: 8
  14. Final: 13

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 1968.

2 consensus All-AmericansCharles Rosenfelder, OG; Steve Kiner, LB

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 5
Points
261–⁠146
Coach
Doug Dickey
Elo
1684 +37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.5 No. 14 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 2Richmond Flowers WRDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Karl Kremser KMiami Dolphins

All-SEC

6 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1968 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠28
Tennessee4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠113
Alabama4–⁠28–⁠317
Auburn4–⁠27–⁠416
Ole Miss3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
LSU2–⁠28–⁠319
Florida2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠4–⁠10–⁠8–⁠2
Kentucky0–⁠73–⁠7

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