Record: 8-2-1, .773 W-L% (18th of 119) ▪ Rank: 13th in Final AP Poll
Conference: SEC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Doug Dickey (8-2-1)
PS/G: 23.7 (42nd of 119) ▪ PA/G: 13.3 (10th of 119)
SRS: 16.91 (11th of 119) ▪ SOS: 8.73 (13th of 119)
Bowl Game: Lost Cotton Bowl 36-13 versus Texas
| Pre | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 14, 1968 | Sat | (9) Tennessee | Georgia | SEC | T | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 28, 1968 | Sat | (16) Tennessee | Memphis | MVC | W | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Oct 5, 1968 | Sat | (15) Tennessee | @ | Rice | SWC | W | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 4 | Oct 12, 1968 | Sat | (10) Tennessee | @ | Georgia Tech | Ind | W | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 5 | Oct 19, 1968 | Sat | (8) Tennessee | Alabama | SEC | W | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 6 | Nov 2, 1968 | Sat | (5) Tennessee | UCLA | Pac-8 | W | 42 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 7 | Nov 9, 1968 | Sat | (5) Tennessee | @ | (18) Auburn | SEC | L | 14 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | Birmingham, AL |
| 8 | Nov 16, 1968 | Sat | (11) Tennessee | Mississippi | SEC | W | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 23, 1968 | Sat | (8) Tennessee | Kentucky | SEC | W | 24 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 10 | Nov 30, 1968 | Sat | (7) Tennessee | @ | Vanderbilt | SEC | W | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 11 | Jan 1, 1969 | Wed | (8) Tennessee | N | (5) Texas | SWC | L | 13 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |