American college football season
1973 Tennessee Volunteers football |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Ranking |
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AP | No. 19 |
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Record | 8–4 (3–3 SEC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Jim Wright |
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Captain | Eddie Brown |
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Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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1973 Southeastern Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 4 Alabama $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
No. 13 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Ole Miss | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
No. 19 Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Georgia | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Florida | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Kentucky | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Auburn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Mississippi State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 |
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1973 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 fourth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and a loss to Texas Tech in the 1973 Gator Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | Duke* | No. 9 | | | W 21–17 | 70,787 | [1] |
September 22 | at Army* | No. 10 | | | W 37–18 | 39,942 | [2] |
September 29 | No. 11 Auburn | No. 9 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| | W 21–0 | 71,656 | [3] |
October 6 | Kansas* | No. 9 | | | W 28–27 | 42,842–43,716 | [4] |
October 13 | Georgia Tech* | No. 8 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| | W 20–14 | 70,616 | [5] |
October 20 | at No. 2 Alabama | No. 10 | | ABC | L 21–42 | 72,226 | [6] |
October 27 | TCU* | No. 14 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 39–7 | 66,356 | [7] |
November 3 | Georgia | No. 11 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | L 31–35 | 70,812 | [8] |
November 17 | at Ole Miss | No. 16 | | ABC | L 18–28 | 39,500 | [9] |
November 24 | at Kentucky | | | | W 16–14 | 54,000 | [10] |
December 1 | Vanderbilt | No. 19 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| | W 20–17 | 66,702 | [11] |
December 29 | vs. No. 11 Texas Tech* | No. 20 | | ABC | L 19–28 | 62,109 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | G | 79 | Mike Caldwell | So | RB | 32 | Paul Careathers | Jr | FB | 41 | Steve Chancey | Sr | OT | 74 | Phil Clabo | So | G | 68 | Steve Cone | Jr | WR | 81 | Tim Fitchpatrick | So | TE | 82 | Mitchell Gravitt | So | QB | 7 | Condredge Holloway | Jr | WR | 12 | Chip Howard | Sr | OL | | Gene Killian | WR | 42 | Robert Lassiter | Sr | WR | 85 | Emmon Love | Sr | G | 67 | Mickey Marvin | Fr | RB | 31 | Terry Moore | So | WR | 21 | Stanley Morgan | Fr | TE | 88 | Jim Richardson | Jr | OL | | Mike Rotella | FB | 36 | Bill Rudder | Sr | OT | 77 | David Shaffer | Sr | RB | 24 | Haskel Stanback | Sr | RB | 23 | Tommy West | So | RB | 35 | Sid Witherington | Jr | C | 50 | Steve Urubek | Sr | QB | 5 | Gary Valbuena | Sr | WR | 17 | John Yarbrough | So | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | 62 | Bill Bandemier | So | DB | 25 | Eddie Brown | Sr | DE | 63 | David Campbell | Sr | DB | 11 | Nick Carmichael | Sr | LB | 78 | Joe Gallagher | Fr | DE | 19 | Sammy Hair | Jr | LB | 57 | Ron McCartney | So | DT | 53 | Joe Mills | Jr | DB | 27 | Jon Murdic | Jr | DE | 46 | David Poley | So | LB | 45 | Steve Poole | So | DT | 70 | Robert Pulliam | Jr | DB | 29 | Russ Rabenstein | So | LB | 55 | Art Reynolds | Sr | LB | | Hank Walter | DB | 26 | Jim Watts | Jr | LB | 54 | Eddie Wilson | Sr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Army
Game information |
- First Quarter
- ARMY - Barclay 25-yard field goal
- TEN - Townsend 37-yard field goal
- TEN - Townsend 26-yard field goal
- Second Quarter
- TEN - Stanback 1-yard run (Townsend kick)
- Third Quarter
- ARMY - Barclay 38-yard field goal
- TEN - Chancey 10-yard run (Townsend kick)
- Fourth Quarter
- TEN - Townsend 26-yard field goal
- ARMY - Simons 1-yard run (pass failed)
- TEN - Morgan 28-yard pass from Holloway (Townsend kick)
- ARMY - Armstrong 25-yard pass from Fink (pass failed)
- TEN - Yarborough 42-yard pass from Valbuena (Townsend kick)
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Condredge Holloway set up Tennessee touchdowns with a 52-yard pass and a 48-yard run as Tennessee won its second straight while Army dropped its third consecutive season opener. Holloway fumbled at his own 12 on the second play of the game, which set up an Army field goal. The slippery QB came back to engineer two first-quarter field goals by Ricky Townsend. Midway through the second period, Holloway evaded the rush and found Emmon Love for a nine-yard gain to the 33. On the next play, he found Stanley Morgan deep down the left sideline for a long bomb to the Army 15.[13]
Draft picks
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References
- ^ "Vols finally slip past tenacious Blue Devils". The News and Observer. September 16, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols march to 37–18 triumph over Cadets". The Atlanta Constitution. September 23, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee stifles Auburn offense for 21–0 win". The Selma Times-Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jayhawks gamble and lose". The Kansas City Star. October 7, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holloway directs Tennessee victory over Georgia Tech". The Paducah Sun. October 14, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama halts Tennessee win streak, 42–21". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 21, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "14th-ranked Vols blast TCU, 39–7". Victoria Advocate. October 28, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia's late touchdown finishes Tennessee upset". The Spokesman-Review. November 4, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols upset, Ole Miss grinds out 28–18 win, but Orange is still bowl-bound". Kingsport Times-News. November 18, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rick Bailey (November 25, 1973). "Steele's Kick Falls Short And Kentucky's Hopes End As Vols Hang On 16-14". Lexington Herald-Leader – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "It's Holloway to rescue in 20–17 Vol win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Barnes' passes cut down Vols for Texas Tech". The Miami Herald. December 30, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holloway Leads Tennessee." Palm Beach Post. p. 84. 1973 Sep 23.
- ^ "1974 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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