American college football season
The 1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season . Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bill Battle , in his fifth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee . They finished the season with a record of seven wins, three losses and two ties (7–3–2 overall, 2–3–1 in the SEC). At season's end, Tennessee won the Liberty Bowl over Maryland . For the season, the Volunteers offense scored 211 points while the defense allowed 181 points.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7 No. 12 UCLA * No. 16 ABC T 17–1757,560 [1] September 21 Kansas * No. 17 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 17–371,610–72,178 [2] September 28 at Auburn No. 14 L 0–2164,293 [3] October 5 Tulsa * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 17–1067,256 [4] October 12 at LSU L 10–2067,907 [5] October 19 No. 4 Alabama L 6–2874,286 [6] October 26 Clemson * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 29–2866,334 [7] November 9 Memphis State * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 34–668,738 [8] November 16 Ole Miss W 29–1750,515 [9] November 23 Kentucky W 24–772,828 [10] November 30 at Vanderbilt T 21–2135,300 [11] December 16 vs. Maryland * ABC W 7–351,284 [12] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 14 Bill Cole Jr DE 39 Kevin Davis So DB 10 Mike Mauck So DE 57 Ron McCartney Jr DT 72 David Page Jr DB 30 David Parsons So LB 45 Steve Poole Jr DB 29 Russ Rabenstein Jr LB 50 Andy Spiva So DB 40 Ernie Ward Jr
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] Despite being drafted by the National Football League, Condredge Holloway opted to play in the Canadian Football League . Holloway signed a contract with the Ottawa Rough Riders .[13]
References [ edit ] ^ "Vols' rally ties Bruins, 17–17" . The San Francisco Examiner . September 8, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Tennessee's big plays thump Kansas" . The Wichita Beacon . September 22, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Auburn defense throttles Vols" . The Tampa Tribune-Times . September 29, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Late dash boosts Vols over Tulsans" . The Daily Oklahoman . October 6, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Tigers overcome fumbles for win" . The Daily Advertiser . October 13, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Tide crumbles Volunteers" . Pensacola News Journal . October 20, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Tennessee's surge nips Tigers, 29–28" . The State . October 27, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Renewed Volunteers ring MSU's Liberty Bowl bell" . The Commercial Appeal . November 10, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Vols keep bowl hopes alive, topple Rebels" . Kingsport Times-News . November 17, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "UK's Curci gracious in loss" . The Tennessean . November 24, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Tennessee ties fumbling Vandy in final 7 seconds" . The Courier-Journal . December 1, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Late Tennessee touchdown beats Terps, 7–3" . The Baltimore Sun . December 17, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.132, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3 ^ "1975 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012 .
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