1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

1974 Tennessee Volunteers football

Liberty Bowl champion

Liberty Bowl, W 7–3 vs. Maryland

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 15
AP| No. 20
Record| 7–3–2 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach|

* Bill Battle (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Ray Trail
Defensive coordinator| Larry Jones
Captains|

* Condredge Holloway
* Jim Watts

Home stadium| Neyland Stadium

Seasons

<- 1973

1975 ->

1974 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 5 Alabama $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 8 Auburn | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Georgia | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 6  | - | 0
No. 17 Mississippi State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 15 Florida | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Kentucky | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
No. 20 Tennessee | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 2
Vanderbilt | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 2
LSU | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Ole Miss | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

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.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 7| No. 12 UCLA*| No. 16|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN

| ABC| T 17–17| 57,560| [1]
September 21| Kansas*| No. 17|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN

| | W 17–3| 71,610–72,178| [2]
September 28| at Auburn| No. 14|

* Jordan–Hare Stadium
* Auburn, AL

| | L 0–21| 64,293| [3]
October 5| Tulsa*| |

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN

| | W 17–10| 67,256| [4]
October 12| at LSU| |

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| | L 10–20| 67,907| [5]
October 19| No. 4 Alabama| |

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)

| | L 6–28| 74,286| [6]
October 26| Clemson*| |

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN

| | W 29–28| 66,334| [7]
November 9| Memphis State*| |

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN

| | W 34–6| 68,738| [8]
November 16| Ole Miss| |

* Memphis Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (rivalry)

| | W 29–17| 50,515| [9]
November 23| Kentucky| |

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)

| | W 24–7| 72,828| [10]
November 30| at Vanderbilt| |

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| | T 21–21| 35,300| [11]
December 16| vs. Maryland*| |

* Memphis Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)

| ABC| W 7–3| 51,284| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Roster[edit]

1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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. | # | Name | Class

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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. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Bill Battle

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

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]

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Neil Clabo | Punter | 10 | 258 | Minnesota Vikings
Condredge Holloway | Quarterback | 12 | 306 | New England Patriots
Ricky Townsend | Kicker | 13 | 314 | New York Giants
Paul Careathers | Running back | 15 | 389 | Oakland Raiders

* Reference:[14]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Vols' rally ties Bruins, 17–17". The San Francisco Examiner. September 8, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Tennessee's big plays thump Kansas". The Wichita Beacon. September 22, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Auburn defense throttles Vols". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 29, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Late dash boosts Vols over Tulsans". The Daily Oklahoman. October 6, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Tigers overcome fumbles for win". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Tide crumbles Volunteers". Pensacola News Journal. October 20, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tennessee's surge nips Tigers, 29–28". The State. October 27, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Renewed Volunteers ring MSU's Liberty Bowl bell". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Vols keep bowl hopes alive, topple Rebels". Kingsport Times-News. November 17, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "UK's Curci gracious in loss". The Tennessean. November 24, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Tennessee ties fumbling Vandy in final 7 seconds". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Late Tennessee touchdown beats Terps, 7–3". The Baltimore Sun. December 17, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.132, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
14. ^ "1975 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

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Venues|

* Baseball Park (1892–1893)
* Fountain City Park (1894)
* Baldwin Park (1895–1900, 1902–1905)
* Chilhowee Park (1901, 1907)
* Baker-Himel Park (1906)
* Waite Field (1908–1920)
* Neyland Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama: Third Saturday in October
* Auburn
* Florida
* Georgia
* Georgia Tech
* Kentucky
* South Carolina
* Vanderbilt

Culture & lore|

* History
* Smokey
* "Rocky Top"
* Pride of the Southland Band
* Battle at Bristol
* Porter Cup

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* Starting quarterbacks
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