Tennessee Football Team History
Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794 Stadium: Neyland Stadium Capacity: 104,079 Colors: Orange & White Coach: Bill Battle Conference: Southeastern-
1970 Season Highlights
Bill Battle enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
1970 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Southern Methodist
28
3
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Auburn
23
36
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Army
48
3
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Georgia Tech
17
6
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Alabama
24
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Florida
38
7
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Wake Forest
41
7
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 7 @
South Carolina
20
18
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Kentucky
45
0
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Vanderbilt
24
6
W
Sat., Dec. 5 vs.
UCLA
28
17
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Air Force
34
13
W
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1970 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 370
Scoring Average 30.8
Points Allowed 116
Defense Average 9.7
Opponents Record 68-64
Conference Record 4-1
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 3-1
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
4 11-1-0
AP
4 10-1-0
Coaches
4 10-1-0
UPI
1970 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1970 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.