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The 1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1975 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 sixth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee . They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 3–3 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 253 points while the defense allowed 193 points.
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 13 No. 14 Maryland * No. 20 W 26–874,161 [ 1]
September 20 at No. 12 UCLA * No. 10 ABC L 28–3433,356 [ 2]
September 27 Auburn No. 16 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 21–1774,611 [ 3]
October 11 LSU No. 19 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 24–1075,276 [ 4]
October 18 at No. 6 Alabama No. 16 L 7–3072,000 [ 5]
October 25 North Texas State * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN L 14–2172,670 [ 6]
November 1 Colorado State * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 28–771,579 [ 7]
November 8 Utah * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 40–767,437 [ 8]
November 15 vs. Ole Miss L 6–2351,389 [ 9]
November 22 at Kentucky W 17–1356,000 [ 10]
November 29 Vanderbilt Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN L 14–1771,943 [ 11]
December 6 at Hawaii * W 28–640,585 [ 12]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
14
Bill Cole
Sr
DE
39
Kevin Davis
Jr
DB
10
Mike Mauck
Jr
DE
57
Ron McCartney
Sr
DT
72
David Page
Sr
DB
30
David Parsons
Jr
LB
45
Steve Poole
Sr
DB
29
Russ Rabenstein
Sr
LB
50
Andy Spiva
Jr
DB
40
Ernie Ward
Sr
DT
71
Jim Woofter
Jr
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
^ Hersh, Phil (September 14, 1975). "Vols unmask Maryland, 26–8" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sciarra propels Bruins past Tennessee" . Santa Cruz Sentinel . September 21, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Seivers paces Vols past Auburn, 21–17" . Kingsport Times-News . September 28, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Seivers, Vols take LSU's best shot" . The Courier-Journal . October 12, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tide raps Vols, 30–7" . The Leaf-Chronicle . October 19, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "North Texas (Who?) humbles Vols, 21–14" . Kingsport Times-News . October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rebounding Vols ram Colorado St., 28–7" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . November 2, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols celebrate homecoming under a warm Utah breeze" . The Commercial Appeal . November 9, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rebels crush Big Orange 23–6" . The Greenwood Commonwealth . November 16, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee foils UK 17–13, saves Battle from the axe" . The Courier-Journal . November 23, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vandy ends UT streak, 17–14" . Kingsport Times-News . November 30, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UH victim of big plays" . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . December 8, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1976 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012 .
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