1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1974 Tennessee Volunteers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 7–3 vs. Maryland
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 20
1974 record 7–3–2 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach Bill Battle
Offensive coordinator Ray Trail
Defensive coordinator Larry Jones
Captain Condredge Holloway
Captain Jim Watts
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
1974 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Alabama $ 6 0 0     11 1 0
#8 Auburn 4 2 0     10 2 0
Georgia 4 2 0     6 6 0
#17 Mississippi State 3 3 0     9 3 0
#15 Florida 3 3 0     8 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 0     6 5 0
#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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 No. 12 UCLA* No. 16 Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN ABC T 17–17   57,560
September 21 Kansas* No. 17 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 17–3   71,610
September 28 at Auburn No. 14 Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL L 0–21   64,293
October 5 Tulsa* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 17–10   67,256
October 12 at LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 10–20   67,907
October 19 No. 4 Alabama Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) L 6–28   74,286
October 26 Clemson* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 29–28   66,334
November 9 Memphis State* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 34–6    
November 16 Ole Miss Memphis Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN W 29–17   50,515
November 23 Kentuckydagger Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) W 24–7   72,828
November 30 at Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN T 21–21   35,300
December 16 vs. Maryland* Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) ABC W 7–3   51,284
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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.[2]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Neil Clabo Punter10 258 Minnesota Vikings
Condredge Holloway Quarterback12 306 New England Patriots
Ricky Townsend Kicker13 314 New York Giants
Paul Careathers Running Back15 389 Oakland Raiders

References

  1. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1970–79". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  2. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.132, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
  3. "1975 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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