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-
1976 Season Highlights
Bill Battle enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Duke
18
21
L
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Texas Christian
31
0
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Auburn
28
38
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Clemson
21
19
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Georgia Tech
42
7
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Alabama
13
20
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Florida
18
20
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Memphis
21
14
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Mississippi
32
6
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Kentucky
0
7
L
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Vanderbilt
13
10
W
1976 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 237
Scoring Average 21.5
Points Allowed 162
Defense Average 14.7
Opponents Record 57-63
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 3-4
Away Record 3-1
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.