1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1973 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl, L 19–28 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 19
1973 record	8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Battle (4th season)
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Seasons

1973 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4/1 Alabama †	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#13/14 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
#19/NR Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Georgia	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Florida	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	2
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1973 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bill Battle, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and a loss to Texas Tech in the 1973 Gator Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15*	Duke	#9	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 21–17	70,787
September 22*	at Army	#10	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 37–18	39,942
September 29	#11 Auburn	#9	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 21–0	71,656
October 6*	Kansas	#9	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 28–27	43,716
October 13*	Georgia Tech	#8	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 20–14	70,616
October 20	at #2 Alabama	#10	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	ABC	L 21–42	72,226
October 27*	TCU	#14	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 39–7	66,356
November 3†	Georgia	#11	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 31–35	70,812
November 17	at Ole Miss	#16	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	ABC	L 18–28	39,500
November 24	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)		W 16–14	54,000
December 1	Vanderbilt	#19	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 20–17
December 29	vs. #11 Texas Tech	#20	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ABC	L 19–28	62,109
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Army

1 2 3 4 Total #10 Tennessee 6 7 7 17 37 Army 3 0 3 12 18 at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York Date: Saturday, September 22 Game attendance: 39,942 Recap Game information First Quarter ARMY - Barclay 25 yard field goal TEN - Townsend 37 yard field goal TEN - Townsend 26 yard field goal Second Quarter TEN - Stanback 1 yard run (Townsend kick) Third Quarter ARMY - Barclay 38 yard field goal TEN - Chancey 10 yard run (Townsend kick) Fourth Quarter TEN - Townsend 26 yard field goal ARMY - Simons 1 yard run (pass failed) TEN - Morgan 28 yard pass from Holloway (Townsend kick) ARMY - Armstrong 25 yard pass from Fink (pass failed) TEN - Yarborough 42 yard pass from Valbuena (Townsend kick)

Condredge Holloway set up Tennessee touchdowns with a 52-yard pass and a 48-yard run as Tennessee won its second straight while Army dropped its third consecutive season opener. Holloway fumbled at his own 12 on the second play of the game, which set up an Army field goal. The slippery QB came back to engineer two first quarter field goals by Ricky Townsend. Midway through the second period, Holloway evaded the rush and found Emmon Love for a nine-yard game to the 33. On the next play, he found Stanley Morgan deep down the left sideline for a long bomb to the Army 15.

Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Bill Rudder	Running Back	3	59	San Diego Chargers
Haskel Stanback	Running Back	5	114	Cincinnati Bengals
Eddie Brown	Defensive Back	8	199	Cleveland Browns
Gary Valbuena	Quarterback	10	260	Miami Dolphins
Gene Killian	Guard	16	413	Dallas Cowboys

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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

External links

• 1973 Tennessee Volunteers Volunteers on College Football Reference