1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1975 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1975 record	7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Battle
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Seasons

1975 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3/3 Alabama †	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#19/19 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Auburn	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	2
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
† – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll

The 1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1975 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bill Battle, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 3–3 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 253 points while the defense allowed 193 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13*	#14 Maryland	#20	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 26–8	74,161
September 20*	at #12 UCLA	#10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 28–34	33,356
September 27	Auburn	#16	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 21–17	74,611
October 11	LSU	#19	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 24–10	75,276
October 18	at #6 Alabama	#16	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)		L 7–30	72,000
October 25*	North Texas State		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 14–21	72,670
November 1*	Colorado State		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 28–7
November 8*†	Utah		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 40–7	67,437
November 15	at Ole Miss		Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 6–23	51,389
November 22	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)		W 17–13	56,000
November 29	Vanderbilt		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 14–17	71,943
December 6*	at Hawaii		Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI		W 28–6	40,585
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Ron McCartney	Linebacker	2	53	Los Angeles Rams
Tommy West	Linebacker	16	433	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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External links

• 1975 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference