1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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.

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 →
1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule

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 23Kentucky
W 24–772,828[10]
November 30at VanderbiltT 21–2135,300[11]
December 16vs. Maryland*
ABCW 7–351,284[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT59Dave BradySo
OT79Mike CaldwellJr
WR81Tim FitchpatrickJr
G54Joe MillsSr
C52Paul JohnsonJr
G67Mickey MarvinSo
WR21Stanley MorganSo
QB4Pat RyanSo
TE23Tommy WestJr
WR17John YarbroughJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB14Bill ColeJr
DE39Kevin DavisSo
DB10Mike MauckSo
DE57Ron McCartneyJr
DT72David PageJr
DB30David ParsonsSo
LB45Steve PooleJr
DB29Russ RabensteinJr
LB50Andy SpivaSo
DB40Ernie WardJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Neil ClaboPunter10258Minnesota Vikings
Condredge HollowayQuarterback12306New England Patriots
Ricky TownsendKicker13314New York Giants
Paul CareathersRunning back15389Oakland Raiders

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