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1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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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.

CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 20
Record7–3–2 (2–3–1 SEC)
Quick facts Tennessee Volunteers football, Liberty Bowl champion ...
1974 Tennessee Volunteers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 7–3 vs. Maryland
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 20
Record7–3–2 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRay Trail
Defensive coordinatorLarry Jones
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
 1973
1975 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Alabama $6001110
No. 8 Auburn4201020
Georgia420660
No. 17 Mississippi State330930
No. 15 Florida330840
Kentucky330650
No. 20 Tennessee231732
Vanderbilt231732
LSU240551
Ole Miss060380
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7No. 12 UCLA*No. 16ABCT 17–1757,560[1]
September 21Kansas*No. 17
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 17–371,610–72,178[2]
September 28at AuburnNo. 14L 0–2164,293[3]
October 5Tulsa*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 17–1067,256[4]
October 12at LSUL 10–2067,907[5]
October 19No. 4 Alabama
L 6–2874,286[6]
October 26Clemson*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 29–2866,334[7]
November 9Memphis State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 34–668,738[8]
November 16Ole MissW 29–1750,515[9]
November 23Kentuckydagger
W 24–772,828[10]
November 30at VanderbiltT 21–2135,300[11]
December 16vs. Maryland*
ABCW 7–351,284[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 59 Dave Brady So
OT 79 Mike Caldwell Jr
WR 81 Tim Fitchpatrick Jr
G 54 Joe Mills Sr
C 52 Paul Johnson Jr
G 67 Mickey Marvin So
WR 21 Stanley Morgan So
QB 4 Pat Ryan So
TE 23 Tommy West Jr
WR 17 John Yarbrough Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 14 Bill Cole Jr
DE 39 Kevin Davis So
DB 10 Mike Mauck So
DE 57 Ron McCartney Jr
DT 72 David Page Jr
DB 30 David Parsons So
LB 45 Steve Poole Jr
DB 29 Russ Rabenstein Jr
LB 50 Andy Spiva So
DB 40 Ernie Ward Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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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.[13]

More information Player, Position ...
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Neil ClaboPunter10258Minnesota Vikings
Condredge HollowayQuarterback12306New England Patriots
Ricky TownsendKicker13314New York Giants
Paul CareathersRunning back15389Oakland Raiders
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