Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | Auburn | | | L 21–24 | 44,600 | [1] |
October 7 | Mississippi State | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 17–3 | 31,600 | [2] |
October 14 | Tulsa* | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 52–6 | 23,439 | [3] |
October 21 | at No. 5 Alabama | | ABC | L 3–34 | 48,000 | [4] |
October 28 | Chattanooga* | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 20–7 | 25,000 | [5] |
November 4 | at North Carolina* | | | L 21–22 | 35,000 | [6] |
November 11 | No. 9 Georgia Tech | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| | W 10–6 | 46,000 | [7] |
November 18 | vs. No. 6 Ole Miss | | | L 10–24 | 32,428 | [8] |
November 25 | at Kentucky | | | W 26–16 | 37,000 | [9] |
December 2 | Vanderbilt | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| | W 41–7 | 29,130 | [10] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Vols turn back Maroons, 17–3". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 8, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols warm up for Alabama; Rout Tulsa, 52–6". Kingsport Times-News. October 15, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trammell stars as Tide crushes Tennessee 34–3". The Decatur Daily. October 22, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Faircloth supplies punch as Vols tumble Mocs, 20–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 29, 1961. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tars stun Vols 22–21 in final 15 seconds". The Greenville News. November 5, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols upset Engineers, 10–6". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 12, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Powerful Ole Miss belts Vols, 24–10". The Jackson Sun. November 19, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee downs arch-rival Kentucky 26–16". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 26, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee Vols crush Vanderbilt, 41–7, in finale". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. December 3, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1962 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.