1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1975 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRay Trail
Defensive coordinator Larry Jones
CaptainRon McCartney
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
←  1974
1976  →
1975 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alabama $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
Florida 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 19 Georgia 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
Ole Miss 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –07 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –07 –4 –0
LSU 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Auburn 2 –4 –03 –6 –2
Mississippi State 1 –4 –16 –4 –1
Kentucky 0 –6 –02 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited 4 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1975 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 sixth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 3–3 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 253 points while the defense allowed 193 points.

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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13No. 14 Maryland *No. 20
W 26–874,161 [1]
September 20at No. 12 UCLA *No. 10
 ABC L 28–3433,356 [2]
September 27 Auburn No. 16
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 21–1774,611 [3]
October 11 LSU No. 19
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 24–1075,276 [4]
October 18at No. 6 Alabama No. 16
L 7–3072,000 [5]
October 25 North Texas State *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 14–2172,670 [6]
November 1 Colorado State *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 28–771,579 [7]
November 8 Utah *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 40–767,437 [8]
November 15vs. Ole Miss
L 6–2351,389 [9]
November 22at Kentucky
W 17–1356,000 [10]
November 29 Vanderbilt
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 14–1771,943 [11]
December 6at Hawaii *
W 28–640,585 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 59Dave BradyJr
OT 79Mike CaldwellSr
WR 81Tim FitchpatrickSr
G 78Joe GallagherJr
C 52Paul JohnsonSr
G 67 Mickey Marvin Jr
RB 21 Stanley Morgan Jr
RB 44Craig PukiFr
QB 5Gary RoachSo
WR 89Larry SeiversJr
C 56 Robert Shaw Fr
G 68Gary CarrSo
QB 6Randy WallaceJr
OT 62Brent WatsonSo
TE 23 Tommy West Sr
WR 17John YarbroughSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 14Bill ColeSr
DE 39Kevin DavisJr
DB 10Mike MauckJr
DE 57 Ron McCartney Sr
DT 72David PageSr
DB 30David ParsonsJr
LB 45Steve PooleSr
DB 29Russ RabensteinSr
LB 50 Andy Spiva Jr
DB 40Ernie WardSr
DT 71Jim WoofterJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 18 Craig Colquitt So
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

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Ron McCartneyLinebacker253 Los Angeles Rams
Tommy West Linebacker16433 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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References

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  2. ↑ "Sciarra propels Bruins past Tennessee". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 21, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Seivers paces Vols past Auburn, 21–17". Kingsport Times-News. September 28, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Seivers, Vols take LSU's best shot". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tide raps Vols, 30–7". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 19, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "North Texas (Who?) humbles Vols, 21–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Rebounding Vols ram Colorado St., 28–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 2, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Vols celebrate homecoming under a warm Utah breeze". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Rebels crush Big Orange 23–6". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 16, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tennessee foils UK 17–13, saves Battle from the axe". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Vandy ends UT streak, 17–14". Kingsport Times-News. November 30, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "UH victim of big plays". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 8, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1976 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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