1970 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1970 Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 34–13 vs. Air Force
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
1970 record11–1 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainTim Priest
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 LSU $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Auburn 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Georgia 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Alabama 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bill Battle, in his first year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eleven wins and one loss (11–1 overall, 4–1 in the SEC) and a victory over Air Force in the Sugar Bowl. The 1970 Tennessee defense holds the record for most takeaways in a single season with 57, not including the bowl game in which they recorded 8 more.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 19SMU*
W 28–354,158
September 26AuburnNo. 17
L 23–3665,306
October 3Army*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 48–359,817
October 10at No. 13 Georgia Tech*No. 20
W 17–659,624
October 17AlabamaNo. 14
W 24–064,947
October 24FloridaNo. 11
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ABCW 38–764,069
October 31Wake Forest*No. 9
W 41–726,381
November 7at South Carolina*No. 8
W 20–1842,788
November 21KentuckydaggerNo. 8
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 45–063,452
November 28VanderbiltNo. 7
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 24–633,850
December 5UCLA*No. 5
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 28–1763,242
January 1vs. No. 11 Air ForceNo. 4
ABCW 34–1378,655
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1970 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Bobby Scott Sr
G 65 Phillip Fulmer Sr
G 50 Chip Kell Sr
WR 85 Lester McClain Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 13 David Allen So
DL 86 Tom Bennett Jr
S 44 Bobby Majors Jr
LB 58 Ray Nettles Jr
OLB 52 Jackie Walker Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 9 George Hunt Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Lester McClain Wide receiver 9 220 Chicago Bears
Bobby Scott Quarterback 14 340 New Orleans Saints
Chip Kell Center 17 429 San Diego Chargers

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References[]

General

  • 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2012.

Specific

  1. ^ Kersey, Jason. "The art of the takeaway: There are specific traits to..." The Athletic. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  2. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 124
  3. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
  4. ^ "1971 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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