| 1972 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
Bluebonnet Bowl Champions | |
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Bluebonnet Bowl, W 24–17 vs. LSU | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| 1972 record | 10–2 (4–2 SEC) |
| Head coach | Bill Battle |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7/4 Alabama † | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #5/7 Auburn | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #11/10 LSU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8/11 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 / Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1972 college 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 Bluebonnet Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 297 points while the defense allowed 100 points.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 9* | at Georgia Tech | #15 | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | ABC | W 34–3 | 52,112 | ||
| September 16* | #6 Penn State | #7 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 28–21 | 71,647 | |||
| September 23* | Wake Forest | #5 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 45–6 | 66,266 | |||
| September 29 | at Auburn | #4 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | L 6–10 | 69,483 | |||
| October 7* | at Memphis State | #10 | Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 38–7 | ||||
| October 21 | #3 Alabama | #10 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) | L 10–17 | 72,049 | |||
| October 28* | Hawaii | #14 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 34–2 | ||||
| November 4 | at Georgia | #13 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | W 14–0 | 60,086 | |||
| November 18† | Ole Miss | #13 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 17–0 | 70,527 | |||
| November 25 | Kentucky | #12 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) | W 17–7 | 64,836 | |||
| December 2 | at Vanderbilt | #12 | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 30–10 | 34,000 | |||
| December 30 | vs. #10 LSU | #11 | Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX (1972 Bluebonnet Bowl) | Mizlou | W 24–17 | 52,961 | ||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
- Reference:[1]
Team players drafted into in 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 |
References[]
General
- (PDF) 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tenn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011_record_book.pdf. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
Specific
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 124
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 101
- ↑ "1973 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1973/draft.htm?redir. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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