1976 Tennessee Volunteers football team

	1976 SEC football standings
	† – Conference champion ; Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations. ; Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll ;

Tennessee Volunteers football
	1976 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1976 record	6–5 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Battle
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1976 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bill Battle, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 2–4 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 237 points while the defense allowed 162 points.

ScheduleEdit

Date	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11*	Duke	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 18–21	82,687
September 18*	TCU	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 31–0	79,564
September 25	at Auburn	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ABC	L 28–38	50,000
October 2*	Clemson	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 21–19	78,161
October 9*	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		W 42–7	55,631
October 16	#20 Alabama	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	ABC	L 13–20	82,417
October 23	#11 Florida	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)		L 18–20	82,596
November 6*	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 21–14	52,311
November 13†	Ole Miss	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 32–6	79,161
November 20	Kentucky	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)		L 0–7	80,336
November 27	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN		W 13–10	34,694
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Reference:^[1]

Team players drafted into in the NFLEdit

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Stanley Morgan	Wide Receiver	1	25	New England Patriots
Larry Seivers	Wide Receiver	4	111	Seattle Seahawks
Mickey Marvin	Guard	4	112	Oakland Raiders
Andy Spiva	Linebacker	5	135	St. Louis Cardinals
Roy Lee	Linebacker	5	136	Rejected offers by St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland Raiders to return home and take care of his Grandmother.

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ReferencesEdit

↑ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1970–79". University of Tennessee Athletics. http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/fball-history/1970-79.html. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
↑ "1977 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1977/draft.htm?redir. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

External linksEdit

1976 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference

[0] "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1970–79". University of Tennessee Athletics. http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/fball-history/1970-79.html. Retrieved March 13, 2012.

[Draft-1] "1977 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1977/draft.htm?redir. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

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v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1976 SEC football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10/10 Georgia †	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#11/9 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#20/NR Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#NR/19 Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

† – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll

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ScheduleEdit

Team players drafted into in the NFLEdit

ReferencesEdit

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