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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024
1972 Season Highlights
 Bill Battle enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1972 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Georgia Tech  34   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Penn State  28   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Wake Forest  45   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Auburn  6   10   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Memphis  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Alabama  10   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Hawaii  34   2   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Georgia  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Mississippi  17   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Kentucky  17   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Vanderbilt  30   10   W       
 Sat., Dec. 30   Louisiana State  24   17   W    @ Houston, TX   Bluebonnet Bowl
 
1972 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored297
  Scoring Average24.8
  Points Allowed100
  Defense Average8.3
  Opponents Record79-53
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
8 10-2-0 AP
11 9-2-0 Coaches
11 9-2-0 UPI
  
1972 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 10-2406150Lost  13-177-125897  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Auburn 10-1209141Won  24-36-1120103  Ralph Shug Jordan
Tennessee 10-2297100Won  24-174-29444  Bill Battle
Louisiana State 9-2-1252145Lost  17-244-2-113199  Charles McClendon
Georgia 7-4174163 4-495120  Vince Dooley
Florida 5-5-1218144 3-3-112176  Doug Dickey
Mississippi 5-5192142 2-5124104  Billy R. Kinard
Kentucky 3-8131232 2-545141  John Ray
Mississippi State 4-7197254 1-681202  Charley Shira
Vanderbilt 3-8129243 0-660161  Bill Pace

1972 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1972 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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