1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1974 Tennessee Volunteers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 7–3 vs. Maryland
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 20
Record7–3–2 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRay Trail
Defensive coordinator Larry Jones
Captains
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
←  1973
1975  →
1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Alabama $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 8 Auburn 4 –2 –010 –2 –0
Georgia 4 –2 –06 –6 –0
No. 17 Mississippi State 3 –3 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Florida 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Kentucky 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
No. 20 Tennessee 2 –3 –17 –3 –2
Vanderbilt 2 –3 –17 –3 –2
LSU 2 –4 –05 –5 –1
Ole Miss 0 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7No. 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 28at Auburn No. 14
L 0–2164,293 [3]
October 5 Tulsa *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 17–1067,256 [4]
October 12at LSU
L 10–2067,907 [5]
October 19No. 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 Dagger-14-plain.png
W 24–772,828 [10]
November 30at Vanderbilt
T 21–2135,300 [11]
December 16vs. Maryland *
ABCW 7–351,284 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 59Dave BradySo
OT 79Mike CaldwellJr
WR 81Tim FitchpatrickJr
G 54Joe MillsSr
C 52Paul JohnsonJr
G 67 Mickey Marvin So
WR 21 Stanley Morgan So
QB 4 Pat Ryan So
TE 23 Tommy West Jr
WR 17John YarbroughJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 14Bill ColeJr
DE 39Kevin DavisSo
DB 10Mike MauckSo
DE 57 Ron McCartney Jr
DT 72David PageJr
DB 30David ParsonsSo
LB 45Steve PooleJr
DB 29Russ RabensteinJr
LB 50 Andy Spiva So
DB 40Ernie WardJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

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]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Neil Clabo Punter10258 Minnesota Vikings
Condredge Holloway Quarterback12306 New England Patriots
Ricky TownsendKicker13314 New York Giants
Paul CareathersRunning back15389 Oakland Raiders

References

  1. ↑ "Vols' rally ties Bruins, 17–17". The San Francisco Examiner. September 8, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Hodge, Bill (September 22, 1974). "Tennessee's big plays thump Kansas". The Wichita Beacon. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Auburn defense throttles Vols". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 29, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Late dash boosts Vols over Tulsans". The Daily Oklahoman. October 6, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tigers overcome fumbles for win". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tide crumbles Volunteers". Pensacola News Journal. October 20, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tennessee's surge nips Tigers, 29–28". The State. October 27, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Renewed Volunteers ring MSU's Liberty Bowl bell". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Vols keep bowl hopes alive, topple Rebels". Kingsport Times-News. November 17, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "UK's Curci gracious in loss". The Tennessean. November 24, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tennessee ties fumbling Vandy in final 7 seconds". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Late Tennessee touchdown beats Terps, 7–3". The Baltimore Sun. December 17, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.132, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN   978-1-897277-26-3
  14. ↑ "1975 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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