1976 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1976 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1976 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 seventh year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 2–4 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 237 points while the defense allowed 162 points.

1976 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1976 record	6–5 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Battle (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dal Shealy
Defensive coordinator	Larry Jones
Captains	Larry Seivers Andy Spiva
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium

1976 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Georgia $	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	Duke*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee		L 18–21	82,687
September 18	TCU*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee		W 31–0	79,564
September 25	at Auburn	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama	ABC	L 28–38	50,000
October 2	Clemson*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee		W 21–19	78,161
October 9	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta		W 42–7	55,631
October 16	No. 20 Alabama	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (Third Saturday in October)	ABC	L 13–20	82,417
October 23	No. 11 Florida	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)		L 18–20	82,596
November 6	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee		W 21–14	52,311
November 13	Ole Miss	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee		W 32–6	79,161
November 20	Kentucky	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel)		L 0–7	80,336
November 27	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee		W 13–10	34,694
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

• Reference:[1]

Roster

• PK Jimmy Gaylor
• QB Joe Hough
• Roland James (defense)
• RB Stanley Morgan
• QB Randy Wallace

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Stanley Morgan	Wide receiver	1	25	New England Patriots
Larry Seivers	Wide receiver	4	111	Seattle Seahawks
Mickey Marvin	Guard	4	112	Oakland Raiders
Andy Spiva	Linebacker	5	135	St. Louis Cardinals

• Reference:[2]

References

1. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1970–79". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
2. "1977 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.