1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1974 Tennessee Volunteers football
Liberty Bowl Champions
Liberty Bowl, W 7–3 vs. Maryland
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#20
1974 record	7–3–2 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Battle
Offensive coordinator	Ray Trail
Defensive coordinator	Larry Jones
Captain	Condredge Holloway
Captain	Jim Watts
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium

1974 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#8 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
#17 Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#15 Florida	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
#20 Tennessee	2	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	2
Vanderbilt	2	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	2
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1974 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bill Battle, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, three losses and two ties (7–3–2 overall, 2–3–1 in the SEC). At season’s end, Tennessee won the Liberty Bowl over Maryland. For the season, the Volunteers offense scored 211 points while the defense allowed 181 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	#12 UCLA*	#16	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ABC	T 17–17	57,560
September 21	Kansas*	#17	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 17–3	71,610
September 28	at Auburn	#14	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		L 0–21	64,293
October 5	Tulsa*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 17–10	67,256
October 12	at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		L 10–20	67,907
October 19	#4 Alabama		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)		L 6–28	74,286
October 26	Clemson*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 29–28	66,334
November 9	Memphis State*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 34–6
November 16	Ole Miss		Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 29–17	50,515
November 23	Kentucky		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)		W 24–7	72,828
November 30	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN		T 21–21	35,300
December 16	vs. Maryland*		Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	W 7–3	51,284
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

• Reference:^[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Despite being drafted by the National Football League, Condredge Holloway opted to play in the Canadian Football League. Holloway signed a contract with the Ottawa Rough Riders.^[2]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Neil Clabo	Punter	10	258	Minnesota Vikings
Condredge Holloway	Quarterback	12	306	New England Patriots
Ricky Townsend	Kicker	13	314	New York Giants
Paul Careathers	Running Back	15	389	Oakland Raiders

• Reference:^[3]

References

1. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1970–79". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
2. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.132, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
3. "1975 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.