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| 1976 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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| 1976 record | 6–5 (2–4 SEC) |
| Head coach | Bill Battle |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| 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
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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.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| 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 NFL
| 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. |
- Reference:[2]
References
- ↑ "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.
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