Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6 | New Mexico* | #10 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 35–21 | 93,875 | |||
| September 13 | Mississippi State | #8 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | TBS | L 27–23 | 89,897 | ||
| September 27 | at #8 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ABC | L 8–34 | 72,500 | |||
| October 4 | UTEP* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 26–16 | 92,824 | ||||
| October 11 | Army* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 21–25 | 91,343 | ||||
| October 18 | #2 Alabama | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) | ABC | L 28–56 | 95,115 | |||
| October 25 | at Georgia Tech* | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | TBS | L 13–14 | 28,432 | |||
| November 8 | Memphis State* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 33–3 | 89,815 | ||||
| November 15 | at #20 Ole Miss | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS | TBS | W 22–10 | 35,000 | |||
| November 22 | Kentucky | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) | W 28–9 | 90,747 | ||||
| November 29 | at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | W 35–20 | 41,572 | ||||
| December 29 | vs. Minnesota* | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) | Raycom | W 21–14 | 51,357 | |||
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