American college football season
1975 Tennessee Volunteers football |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Record | 7–5 (3–3 SEC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Ray Trail |
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Defensive coordinator | Larry Jones |
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Captain | Ron McCartney |
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Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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Seasons |
1975 Southeastern Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
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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- $ – Conference champion
- Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll |
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.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | No. 14 Maryland* | No. 20 | | | W 26–8 | 74,161 | [1] |
September 20 | at No. 12 UCLA* | No. 10 | | ABC | L 28–34 | 33,356 | [2] |
September 27 | Auburn | No. 16 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 21–17 | 74,611 | [3] |
October 11 | LSU | No. 19 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 24–10 | 75,276 | [4] |
October 18 | at No. 6 Alabama | No. 16 | | | L 7–30 | 72,000 | [5] |
October 25 | North Texas State* | | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | L 14–21 | 72,670 | [6] |
November 1 | Colorado State* | | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 28–7 | 71,579 | [7] |
November 8 | Utah* | | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 40–7 | 67,437 | [8] |
November 15 | vs. Ole Miss | | | | L 6–23 | 51,389 | [9] |
November 22 | at Kentucky | | | | W 17–13 | 56,000 | [10] |
November 29 | Vanderbilt | | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | L 14–17 | 71,943 | [11] |
December 6 | at Hawaii* | | | | W 28–6 | 40,585 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OT | 59 | Dave Brady | Jr | OT | 79 | Mike Caldwell | Sr | WR | 81 | Tim Fitchpatrick | Sr | G | 78 | Joe Gallagher | Jr | C | 52 | Paul Johnson | Sr | G | 67 | Mickey Marvin | Jr | RB | 21 | Stanley Morgan | Jr | RB | 44 | Craig Puki | Fr | QB | 5 | Gary Roach | So | WR | 89 | Larry Seivers | Jr | C | 56 | Robert Shaw | Fr | G | 68 | Gary Carr | So | QB | 6 | Randy Wallace | Jr | OT | 62 | Brent Watson | So | TE | 23 | Tommy West | Sr | WR | 17 | John Yarbrough | Sr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | 14 | Bill Cole | Sr | DE | 39 | Kevin Davis | Jr | DB | 10 | Mike Mauck | Jr | DE | 57 | Ron McCartney | Sr | DT | 72 | David Page | Sr | DB | 30 | David Parsons | Jr | LB | 45 | Steve Poole | Sr | DB | 29 | Russ Rabenstein | Sr | LB | 50 | Andy Spiva | Jr | DB | 40 | Ernie Ward | Sr | DT | 71 | Jim Woofter | Jr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Team players drafted into the NFL
References
- ^ "Vols unmask Maryland, 26–8". The Baltimore Sun. September 14, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sciarra propels Bruins past Tennessee". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 21, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seivers paces Vols past Auburn, 21–17". Kingsport Times-News. September 28, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seivers, Vols take LSU's best shot". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide raps Vols, 30–7". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 19, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas (Who?) humbles Vols, 21–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebounding Vols ram Colorado St., 28–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 2, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols celebrate homecoming under a warm Utah breeze". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels crush Big Orange 23–6". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 16, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee foils UK 17–13, saves Battle from the axe". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy ends UT streak, 17–14". Kingsport Times-News. November 30, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UH victim of big plays". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 8, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1976 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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