1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...

in the 1975 college football season

1975 college football season

The 1975 college football season saw University of Oklahoma repeat as national champion in the Associated Press writers' poll. With the Sooners having completed two seasons of NCAA probation, they were ranked #1 in the United Press International coaches' poll as well...

. The Volunteers offense scored 253 points while the defense allowed 193 points. Led by head coach Bill Battle

Bill Battle

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, the Volunteers finished the season with seven wins. At season’s end, the Volunteers were unranked.

Season

On the Third Saturday in October
Third Saturday in October
The Third Saturday in October, also known as the Alabama–Tennessee football rivalry, is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama and the Tennessee Volunteers football team of the University of Tennessee...

, Alabama beat Tennessee, 30–7.
In the Border Battle, Tennessee beat Kentucky
1975 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 1975 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference during the 1975 college football season...

, 17–13, to claim the Beer Barrel.
In the Tennessee-Vanderbilt rivalry, Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Commodores football
The Vanderbilt Commodores football program is a college football team that represents Vanderbilt University. The team currently competes in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Southeastern Conference...

defeated Tennessee, 17–14.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Volunteers points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 13	Maryland Maryland Terrapins football The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...	Win	26	8	1–0
2	Sept. 20	@ UCLA UCLA Bruins Football The UCLA Bruins football program represents the University of California, Los Angeles in college football as members of the Pacific-12 Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The Bruins have enjoyed several periods of success in their history, having been ranked in the top ten of the AP Poll...	Loss	28	34	1–1
3	Sept. 27	Auburn Auburn Tigers football Only Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the...	Win	21	17	2–1
4	Oct. 11	Louisiana State LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers or Bayou Bengals, represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in NCAA Division I FBS college football. Current head coach Les Miles has led the team since 2005. Since 1999 when Nick Saban took over as...	Win	24	10	3–1
5	Oct. 18	@ Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide football \|TeamName = Alabama football \|Image = Alabama Crimson Tide Logo.svg \|ImageSize = 110 \|Helmet = Alabama Football.png \|ImageSize2 = 150 \|CurrentSeason = 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team...	Loss	7	30	3–2
6	Oct. 25	North Texas	Loss	14	21	3–3
7	Nov. 1	Colorado State	Win	28	7	4–3
8	Nov. 8	Utah Utah Utes football The Utah Utes football program is a college football team that currently competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I and represents the University of Utah. The Utah college football program began in 1892 and has played home games at Rice–Eccles...	Win	40	7	5–3
9	Nov. 15	Mississippi Ole Miss Rebels football The football history of the University of Mississippi , includes the formation of the first football team in the state and is 26th on the list of college football's all-time winning programs...	Loss	6	23	5–4
10	Nov. 22	@ Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats football The Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era...	Win	17	13	6–4
11	Nov. 29	Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Commodores football The Vanderbilt Commodores football program is a college football team that represents Vanderbilt University. The team currently competes in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Southeastern Conference...	Loss	14	17	6–5
12	Dec. 6	@ Hawaii Hawaii Warriors football The Hawaii Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team, which is currently coached by Greg McMackin, is part of the Western Athletic Conference until 2012, when the team joins the Mountain West Conference.The Hawaii Warriors...	Win	28	6	7–5

Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Ron McCartney	Linebacker	2	53	Los Angeles Rams 1976 Los Angeles Rams season The 1976 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 39th year with the National Football League and the 31st season in Los Angeles.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:...
Tommy West Tommy West -External links:* *...	Linebacker	16	433	Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers played their debut season in 1976, making league history as the first team to play an entire 14-game season without winning or tying a single game. They did not score until their third game and did not score a touchdown until their fourth. They lost by a touchdown or...

External links

1975 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference

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