1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team explained

Year:1974
Team:Tennessee Volunteers
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Coachrank:15
Aprank:20
Record:7–3–2
Conf Record:2–3–1
Head Coach:Bill Battle
Hc Year:5th
Off Coach:Ray Trail
Def Coach:Larry Jones
Captain:Condredge Holloway
Captain2:Jim Watts
Stadium:Neyland Stadium
Champion:Liberty Bowl champion
Bowl:Liberty Bowl
Bowl Result:W 7–3 vs. Maryland

The 1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1974 NCAA Division I 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.

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.[1]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Punter10258 Minnesota Vikings
Quarterback12306 New England Patriots
Ricky Townsend Kicker13314 New York Giants
Paul Careathers Running back15389 Oakland Raiders

Notes and References

  1. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.132, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009,
  2. Web site: 1975 NFL Draft . Pro-Football-Reference.com . March 12, 2012.