1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1972 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion | |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 24–17 vs. LSU | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 8 |
Record | 10–2 (4–2 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jim Wright |
Captain | Jamie Rotella |
Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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No. 7 Alabama $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Auburn | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 LSU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Tennessee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1972 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 third 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 LSU in the 1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 297 points while the defense allowed 100 points.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at Georgia Tech* | No. 15 | ABC | W 34–3 | 52,112 | [1] | |
September 16 | No. 6 Penn State* | No. 7 | W 28–21 | 71,647 | [2] | ||
September 23 | Wake Forest* | No. 5 |
| W 45–6 | 66,266 | [3] | |
September 30 | at Auburn | No. 4 | L 6–10 | 69,483 | [4] | ||
October 7 | at Memphis Memorial Stadium | W 38–7 | 50,201 | [5] | |||
October 21 | No. 3 Alabama | No. 10 |
| L 10–17 | 72,049 | [6] | |
October 28 | Hawaii* | No. 14 |
| W 34–2 | 63,903 | [7] | |
November 4 | at Georgia | No. 13 | W 14–0 | 60,086 | [8] | ||
November 18 | Ole Miss | No. 13 |
| W 17–0 | 70,527 | [9] | |
November 25 | Kentucky | No. 12 |
| W 17–7 | 64,836 | [10] | |
December 2 | at Dudley Field | W 30–10 | 34,000 | [11] | |||
December 30 | vs. No. 10 LSU | No. 11 | Mizlou | W 24–17 | 52,961 | [12] | |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
AP | 15 | 7 (1) | 5 (2) | 4 (1) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Coaches | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 т | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | Not released |
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Jamie Rotella | Linebacker | 3 | 62 | Baltimore Colts |
Conrad Graham | Defensive back | 8 | 187 | Chicago Bears |
Carl Johnson | Back | 10 | 254 | Dallas Cowboys |
Richard Earl | Tackle | 11 | 265 | Buffalo Bills |
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