1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1973 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl, L 19–28 vs. Texas Tech
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Wright
CaptainEddie Brown
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 13 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 19 Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Georgia 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Florida 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Auburn 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 2
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1973 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 fourth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and a loss to Texas Tech in the 1973 Gator Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15Duke*No. 9
W 21–1770,787[1]
September 22at Army*No. 10
W 37–1839,942[2]
September 29No. 11 AuburnNo. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 21–071,656[3]
October 6
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
    		• W 28–2742,842–43,716[4]
    October 13Georgia Tech*No. 8
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    		W 20–1470,616[5]
    October 20at No. 2 AlabamaNo. 10
    		ABCL 21–4272,226[6]
    October 27TCU*No. 14
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN
    		W 39–766,356[7]
    November 3GeorgiadaggerNo. 11
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN
    		L 31–3570,812[8]
    November 17at Ole MissNo. 16
    		ABCL 18–2839,500[9]
    November 24at Kentucky
    		W 16–1454,000[10]
    December 1VanderbiltNo. 19
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    		W 20–1766,702[11]
    December 29vs. No. 11 Texas Tech*No. 20
    		ABCL 19–2862,109[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB Condredge Holloway
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Army

    Period 1 2 34Total
    #10 Tennessee 6 7 71737
    Army 3 0 31218

    at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

    • Date: September 22
    • Game attendance: 39,942
    • Recap
    Game information
    First Quarter
    • ARMY - Barclay 25-yard field goal
    • TEN - Townsend 37-yard field goal
    • TEN - Townsend 26-yard field goal
    Second Quarter
    • TEN - Stanback 1-yard run (Townsend kick)
    Third Quarter
    • ARMY - Barclay 38-yard field goal
    • TEN - Chancey 10-yard run (Townsend kick)
    Fourth Quarter
    • TEN - Townsend 26-yard field goal
    • ARMY - Simons 1-yard run (pass failed)
    • TEN - Morgan 28-yard pass from Holloway (Townsend kick)
    • ARMY - Armstrong 25-yard pass from Fink (pass failed)
    • TEN - Yarborough 42-yard pass from Valbuena (Townsend kick)

    Condredge Holloway set up Tennessee touchdowns with a 52-yard pass and a 48-yard run as Tennessee won its second straight while Army dropped its third consecutive season opener. Holloway fumbled at his own 12 on the second play of the game, which set up an Army field goal. The slippery QB came back to engineer two first-quarter field goals by Ricky Townsend. Midway through the second period, Holloway evaded the rush and found Emmon Love for a nine-yard gain to the 33. On the next play, he found Stanley Morgan deep down the left sideline for a long bomb to the Army 15.[13]

    Draft picks

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Bill Rudder Running Back 3 59 San Diego Chargers
    Haskel Stanback Running Back 5 114 Cincinnati Bengals
    Defensive Back 8 ]
    Gary Valbuena Quarterback 10 260 Miami Dolphins
    Gene Killian Guard 16 413 Dallas Cowboys

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    13. ^ "Holloway Leads Tennessee." Palm Beach Post. p. 84. 1973 Sep 23.
    14. ^ "1974 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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