1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1972 Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 24–17 vs. LSU
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 8
1972 record10–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Wright
CaptainJamie Rotella
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Alabama $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Auburn 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 11 LSU 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Georgia 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1972 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 third year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and a victory over LSU in the 1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 297 points while the defense allowed 100 points.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 9at Georgia Tech*No. 15
ABCW 34–352,112
September 16No. 6 Penn State*No. 7
W 28–2171,647
September 23Wake Forest*No. 5
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 45–666,266
September 29at AuburnNo. 4
L 6–1069,483
October 7at Memphis State*No. 10
W 38–7
October 21No. 3 AlabamaNo. 10
L 10–1772,049
October 28Hawaii*No. 14
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 34–2
November 4at GeorgiaNo. 13
W 14–060,086
November 18Ole MissdaggerNo. 13
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 17–070,527
November 25KentuckyNo. 12
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 17–764,836
December 2at VanderbiltNo. 12
W 30–1034,000
December 30vs. No. 10 LSUNo. 11
MizlouW 24–1752,961
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jamie Rotella Linebacker 3 62 Baltimore Colts
Conrad Graham Defensive back 8 187 Chicago Bears
Carl Johnson Back 10 254 Dallas Cowboys
Richard Earl Tackle 11 265 Buffalo Bills

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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. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 124
  2. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 101
  3. ^ "1973 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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