1971 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1971 Tennessee Volunteers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 14–13 vs. Arkansas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record10–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJackie Walker
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Alabama $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Auburn 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 LSU 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Florida 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1971 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bill Battle, in his second year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and a victory over Arkansas in the 1971 Liberty Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18UC Santa Barbara*No. 8
W 48–665,114[1]
September 25No. 5 AuburnNo. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ABCL 9–1062,990[2]
October 2at FloridaNo. 12
W 20–1361,112[3]
October 9Georgia Tech*No. 13
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 10–663,671[4]
October 16at No. 4 AlabamaNo. 14
L 15–3273,828[5]
October 23vs.
Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
    		• W 10–737,529[6]
    October 30Tulsa*No. 16
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN
    		W 38–362,513[7]
    November 6South Carolina*daggerNo. 11
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    		W 35–663,507[8]
    November 20at KentuckyNo. 11
    		W 21–735,000[9]
    November 27VanderbiltNo. 11
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    		W 19–756,244[10]
    December 4No. 5 Penn State*No. 12
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN
    		ABCW 31–1159,542[11]
    December 20vs. No. 18 Arkansas*No. 9
    		ABCW 14–1351,410[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Personnel

    1971 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OL 76 Joe Balthrop
    QB 21 Dennis Chadwick
    RB Steve Chancey
    OL 64 Bill Emendorfer
    G 65 Phillip Fulmer Sr
    OL 73 Gaylon Hill
    WR Chip Howard
    OL Tom Johnson
    TE 84 Sonny Leach
    WR Emmon Love
    QB 16 Jim Maxwell
    QB Phil Pierce
    FB Bill Rudder
    RB George Silvey
    RB Haskel Stanback
    TE 20 Gary Theiler
    WR Joe Thompson
    WR Stan Trott
    RB Curt Watson
    TE Jimmy Young
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 13 David Allen Jr
    DL 86 Tom Bennett Sr
    DB Eddie Brown
    CB Conrad Graham
    DL Frank Howell
    DL Carl Johnson
    DE Ken Lambert
    S 44 Bobby Majors Sr
    LB 58 Ray Nettles Sr
    LB Jamie Rotella
    DE Claude Simonton
    DB Tim Townes
    DL John Wagster
    OLB Jackie Walker (C) Sr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 9 George Hunt Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Season summary

    At Florida

    See also: 1971 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Tennessee football rivalry
    #12 Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Tennessee 3 10 7020
    Florida 0 13 0013

    at

    Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida

    • Date: October 2, 1971
    • Game attendance: 61,112
    • New York Times, 1971 Oct 03.
    Game information

    Third-string quarterback Phil Pierce led Tennessee on a 99-yard drive in the third quarter, capped by a 20-yard touchdown pass to Stan Trott to take the lead for good. The Volunteers lost their first and second-string quarterbacks to knee injuries during the game.

    Penn State

    See also:
    1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football
    Game information
    First quarter
    • TENN – Conrad Graham 76-yard fumble return (George Hunt kick). Tennessee 7–0.

    Second quarter

    • PSU – Alberto Vitello 27-yard field goal. Tennessee 7–3. Drive:
    • TENN – Bill Rudder 1-yard run (George Hunt kick). Tennessee 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards.
    • TENN – Bobby Majors 44-yard punt return (George Hunt kick). Tennessee 21–3.

    Fourth quarter

    • TENN – George Hunt 21-yard field goal. Tennessee 24–3. Drive:
    • TENN – Jackie Walker 43-yard interception return (George Hunt kick). Tennessee 31–3.
    • PSU – Lydell Mitchell 14-yard pass from John Hufnagel (run good). Tennessee 31–11. Drive:

    Before the game, Bobby Majors was honored alongside his brothers, Iowa State head coach Johnny and the late Billy, for the family's overall contribution to the school's football program. Majors finished his final home game with 195 return yards on kicks and punts. With the win, the Volunteers accepted a bid to play in the Liberty Bowl against Arkansas. [13]

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Bobby Majors Defensive back 3 76 Philadelphia Eagles
    George Hunt Kicker 5 122 Cleveland Browns
    Jackie Walker
    		 Linebacker 6 148 San Francisco 49ers
    Curt Watson Running back 6 150 New Orleans Saints
    Ray Nettles Linebacker 6 155 Miami Dolphins
    Gary Theiler Tight end 12 308 Baltimore Colts
    Joe Balthrop Guard 16 397 New Orleans Saints

    [14]

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    13. ^ "Vols Win, 31–11." New York Times. 1971 Dec 05.
    14. ^ "1972 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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