#15 Tennessee Volunteers

1969 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
	Jimmy Atchley J. Atchley	OL	6'2"	215	SO
76	Joe Balthrop J. Balthrop	OL	6'3"	250	SO
53	Ben Bass B. Bass	OL	6'4"	250	JR
67	Tommy Baucom T. Baucom	OL	6'3"	238	SR
81	David Beckler D. Beckler	TE	6'2"	221	SO
22	Andy Bennett A. Bennett	RB	5'11"	178	SO
86	Tom Bennett T. Bennett	TE	6'2"	203	SO
51	Mike Bevans M. Bevans	OL	6'1"	220	JR
77	Alvah Bible A. Bible	OL	6'2"	222	SO
54	David Browne D. Browne	OL	6'3"	226	JR
94	John Brozowski J. Brozowski	OL	6'1"	225	SR
	Albert Buck A. Buck	TE	6'1"	215	SO
21	Richard Callaway R. Callaway	RB	6'3"	198	SR
35	Tom Callaway T. Callaway		6'2"	218	SR
39	Don Carpenter D. Carpenter	RB	6'0"	207	SO
70	Steve Carroll S. Carroll	OL	5'11"	228	SR
11	Dennis Chadwick D. Chadwick	QB	6'3"	192	SO
74	Lee Coleman L. Coleman	OL	6'3"	248	SO
33	Benny Dalton B. Dalton	RB	5'10"	198	SR
82	Ken DeLong K. DeLong	TE	6'2"	224	SR
63	Don Denbo D. Denbo	OL	5'11"	215	JR
80	Vic Dingus V. Dingus	TE	6'2"	220	SR
88	Ronnie Drummonds R. Drummonds	TE	6'0"	205	JR
18	Bubba Dudley B. Dudley	QB			JR
	Richard Earl R. Earl	OL	6'5"	259	SO
34	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	LB	6'1"	191	SO
	Ray Eilers R. Eilers	OL	6'1"	208	JR
25	Tom England T. England	RB	6'0"	205	SO
55	Dave Filson D. Filson	LB	6'0"	206	SR
69	Rob Frere R. Frere	OL	6'3"	244	SO
68	Ron Frere R. Frere	OL	6'2"	225	SO
65	Phillip Fulmer P. Fulmer	OL	6'1"	219	SO
	David Henry D. Henry	OL	6'1"	206	SO
73	Gaylon Hill G. Hill	OL	6'3"	226	SO
83	Frank Howell F. Howell	TE	5'11"	207	SO
	Wally Hudnall W. Hudnall	RB	6'0"	196	SO
	Eddie Hudson E. Hudson	RB	6'0"	190	JR
9	George Hunt G. Hunt		6'1"	215	SO
59	Carl Johnson C. Johnson	TE	6'2"	208	SO
	Allan Jones A. Jones	TE	6'2"	215	SO
40	Mike E. Jones M. E. Jones		6'2"	207	SR
50	Chip Kell C. Kell	OL	6'0"	255	JR
60	John Keller J. Keller	OL	6'2"	228	JR
57	Steve Kiner S. Kiner	LB	6'1"	220	SR
89	Gary Kreis G. Kreis	TE	6'1"	198	SR
84	Sonny Leach S. Leach	TE	6'2"	206	SO
44	Bobby Majors B. Majors	RB	6'1"	196	SO
16	Jim Maxwell J. Maxwell	QB	6'2"	200	SO
85	Lester McClain L. McClain	RB	6'3"	198	JR
41	Roger McKinney R. McKinney	RB	5'10"	182	SO
36	Don McLeary D. McLeary	FB	5'11"	196	JR
46	Manley Mixon M. Mixon	LB	6'2"	199	JR
72	Jim Moss J. Moss	OL	6'3"	235	SO
58	Ray Nettles R. Nettles	LB	6'0"	211	SO
47	Bobby Patterson B. Patterson	RB	6'2"	208	JR
42	Lanny Pearce L. Pearce	RB	5'10"	193	JR
75	Tim Persinger T. Persinger	OL	5'11"	236	SO
17	Phil Pierce P. Pierce	QB	6'2"	176	SO
26	Tim Priest T. Priest	RB	5'11"	195	JR
64	Jack Reynolds J. Reynolds	LB	6'1"	224	SR
	David Rice D. Rice	TE	6'2"	220	SO
15	John Rippetoe J. Rippetoe	QB	6'3"	206	JR
71	Steve Robinson S. Robinson	OL	6'1"	226	JR
10	Bobby Scott B. Scott	QB	6'1"	205	JR
45	Marty Shuford M. Shuford	LB	6'1"	202	SO
43	George Silvey G. Silvey	RB	6'1"	191	JR
	Claud Simonton C. Simonton	OL	6'1"	217	SO
56	Wayne Smith W. Smith	LB	6'3"	216	JR
28	Wayne Spain W. Spain	RB	6'0"	193	SO
20	Gary Theiler G. Theiler	RB	6'3"	205	SO
78	Bobby Thomas B. Thomas	TE	6'4"	220	SO
37	Jimmy Thomas J. Thomas	RB	6'1"	186	SR
90	Joe Thompson J. Thompson	TE	6'0"	182	SO
	Johnny Thompson J. Thompson	LB	5'11"	196	SO
92	Stan Trott S. Trott	TE	6'3"	183	SO
30	Gordon Turnage G. Turnage		6'1"	198	SO
	Mickey Valentine M. Valentine	OL	6'2"	227	SO
52	Jackie Walker J. Walker	LB	6'0"	190	SO
31	Curt Watson C. Watson	FB	6'0"	210	SO
12	Herman Weaver H. Weaver		6'4"	206	SR
48	Ronnie Weir R. Weir	RB	5'10"	182	SO
62	Gary Wemlinger G. Wemlinger	OL	6'2"	229	SO
8	Doyle Whitaker D. Whitaker		5'10"	170	SO
	Bill Whitman B. Whitman	RB	6'1"	200	SO
32	Steve Wold S. Wold	FB	6'1"	218	JR
87	James Woody J. Woody	TE	6'0"	225	JR
79	Frank Yanossy F. Yanossy	OL	6'2"	260	SR
14	Bill Young B. Young	RB	6'3"	204	SR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Mensah

27

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

517.0

516.6

514.0

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	6	3	.667
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	7	.222
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Tulane	4	5	.444
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333