1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Add links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

1974 Tennessee Volunteers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 7–3 vs. Maryland
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 20
Record7–3–2 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRay Trail
Defensive coordinatorLarry Jones
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
No. 17 Mississippi State 3 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Florida 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 20 Tennessee 2 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 2
Vanderbilt 2 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 2
LSU 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7No. 12 UCLA*No. 16
ABCT 17–1757,560[1]
September 21Kansas*No. 17
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 17–371,610–72,178[2]
September 28at
Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
    		• L 0–2164,293[3]
    October 5Tulsa*
    • 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 26Clemson*
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN
    		W 29–2866,334[7]
    November 9Memphis State*
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN
    		W 34–668,738[8]
    November 16
    Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
    		• W 29–1750,515[9]
    November 23
    Battle for the Barrel)
    		W 24–772,828[10]
    November 30at
    Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
    		• T 21–2135,300[11]
    December 16vs. Maryland*
    		ABCW 7–351,284[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OT 59 Dave Brady So
    OT 79 Mike Caldwell Jr
    WR 81 Tim Fitchpatrick Jr
    G 54 Joe Mills Sr
    C 52 Paul Johnson Jr
    G 67 Mickey Marvin So
    WR 21 Stanley Morgan So
    QB 4 Pat Ryan So
    TE 23 Tommy West Jr
    WR 17 John Yarbrough Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 14 Bill Cole Jr
    DE 39 Kevin Davis So
    DB 10 Mike Mauck So
    DE 57 Ron McCartney Jr
    DT 72 David Page Jr
    DB 30 David Parsons So
    LB 45 Steve Poole Jr
    DB 29 Russ Rabenstein Jr
    LB 50 Andy Spiva So
    DB 40 Ernie Ward Jr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt 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]

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Neil Clabo Punter 10 258 Minnesota Vikings
    Condredge Holloway Quarterback 12 306 New England Patriots
    Ricky Townsend Kicker 13 314 New York Giants
    Paul Careathers Running back 15 389 Oakland Raiders

    References

    1. Newspapers.com
      .
    2. Newspapers.com
      .
    3. Newspapers.com
      .
    4. Newspapers.com
      .
    5. Newspapers.com
      .
    6. Newspapers.com
      .
    7. Newspapers.com
      .
    8. Newspapers.com
      .
    9. Newspapers.com
      .
    10. Newspapers.com
      .
    11. Newspapers.com
      .
    12. Newspapers.com
      .
    13. ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
    14. ^ "1975 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
    Stub icon

    This college football 1970s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1974_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team&oldid=1188778260"