1966 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1966 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1966 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 third year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 3–2 in the SEC) and a victory over Syracuse in the Gator Bowl.

1966 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 18–12 vs. Syracuse
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
Record8–3 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alabama + 6 0 011 0 0
No. 4 Georgia + 5 0 010 1 0
Florida 5 1 09 2 0
Ole Miss 5 2 08 3 0
Tennessee 3 2 08 3 0
LSU 3 3 05 4 1
Kentucky 2 4 03 6 1
Auburn 1 5 04 6 0
Vanderbilt 0 5 01 9 0
Mississippi State 0 6 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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