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1969 Tennessee

9–⁠2 (5–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Doug Dickey, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1969, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 31–0; won vs. No. 17 Auburn 45–19; won at Memphis 55–16; won vs. Georgia Tech 26–8; won at No. 20 Alabama 41–14; won at No. 11 Georgia 17–3; won vs. South Carolina 29–14; lost at No. 18 Ole Miss 0–38; won at Kentucky 31–26; won vs. Vanderbilt 40–27; lost vs. No. 15 Florida 13–14+39−38Won 31–0 vs. Chattanooga+31ChattanoogaWon 45–19 vs. No. 17 Auburn+26No. 17 AuburnWon 55–16 at Memphis+39MemphisWon 26–8 vs. Georgia Tech+18Georgia TechWon 41–14 at No. 20 Alabama+27No. 20 AlabamaWon 17–3 at No. 11 Georgia+14No. 11 GeorgiaWon 29–14 vs. South Carolina+15South CarolinaLost 0–38 at No. 18 Ole Miss-38No. 18 Ole MissWon 31–26 at Kentucky+5KentuckyWon 40–27 vs. Vanderbilt+13VanderbiltLost 13–14 vs. No. 15 Florida-1No. 15 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsChattanoogaW 31–⁠096%
Sep 27vs17AuburnW 45–⁠1959%
Oct 4atMemphisW 55–⁠1656%
Oct 11vsGeorgia TechW 26–⁠884%
Oct 18at20AlabamaW 41–⁠1452%
Nov 1at11GeorgiaW 17–⁠347%
Nov 8vsSouth CarolinaW 29–⁠1484%
Nov 15at18Ole MissL 0–⁠3863%
Nov 22atKentuckyW 31–⁠2685%
Nov 29vsVanderbiltW 40–⁠2784%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs15FloridaGator BowlL 13–⁠1462%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 14–⁠13 in the Gator Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 2: 19
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 3
  7. Wk 7: 3
  8. Wk 8: 3
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Wk 10: 9
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 12
  13. Wk 13: 11
  14. Final: 15

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 1969.

Southeastern Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference

2 consensus All-AmericansChip Kell, C/OG; Steve Kiner, LB

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 3
Points
328–⁠179
Coach
Doug Dickey
Elo
1716 +94 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
22.4 No. 16 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 1Jack Reynolds LBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 3Steve Kiner LBDallas Cowboys

All-SEC

6 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Mike BevansCAP-2
  • Tim PriestDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1969 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee5–⁠19–⁠215
LSU4–⁠19–⁠110
Auburn5–⁠28–⁠320
Florida3–⁠1–⁠19–⁠1–⁠114
Ole Miss4–⁠28–⁠38
Georgia2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Vanderbilt2–⁠34–⁠6
Alabama2–⁠46–⁠5
Kentucky1–⁠62–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠53–⁠7

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