1976 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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

1976 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

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
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.

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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.

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External links

• 1976 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference