1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1975 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 sixth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 3–3 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 253 points while the defense allowed 193 points.
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
1975 record | 7–5 (3–3 SEC) |
Head coach | Bill Battle (6th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Ray Trail |
Defensive coordinator | Larry Jones |
Captain | Ron McCartney |
Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
1975 Southeastern Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Georgia | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 13 | No. 14 Maryland* | No. 20 | W 26–8 | 74,161 | ||
September 20 | at No. 12 UCLA* | No. 10 | ABC | L 28–34 | 33,356 | |
September 27 | Auburn | No. 16 |
| W 21–17 | 74,611 | |
October 11 | LSU | No. 19 |
| W 24–10 | 75,276 | |
October 18 | at No. 6 Alabama | No. 16 | L 7–30 | 72,000 | ||
October 25 | North Texas State* |
| L 14–21 | 72,670 | ||
November 1 | Colorado State* |
| W 28–7 | |||
November 8 | Utah*![]() |
| W 40–7 | 67,437 | ||
November 15 | at Ole Miss |
| L 6–23 | 51,389 | ||
November 22 | at Kentucky |
| W 17–13 | 56,000 | ||
November 29 | Vanderbilt |
| L 14–17 | 71,943 | ||
December 6 | at Hawaii* | W 28–6 | 40,585 | |||
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Ron McCartney | Linebacker | 2 | 53 | Los Angeles Rams |
Tommy West | Linebacker | 16 | 433 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
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References
- "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1970–79". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
- "1976 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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