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The 1961 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously Tennessee UT or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1961 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) the team was led by head coach Bowden Wyatt in his seventh year and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4 overall 4–3 in the SEC).
