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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  <-- 1974 <- 1975 -> 1976 --> 2024
1975 Season Highlights
 Bill Battle enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1975 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Maryland  26   8   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ UCLA  28   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Auburn  21   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Louisiana State  24   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Alabama  7   30   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. North Texas  14   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Colorado State  28   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Utah  40   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Mississippi  6   23   L    @ Memphis, TN   
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Kentucky  17   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Vanderbilt  14   17   L       
 Sat., Dec. 6  @ Hawaii  28   6   W       
 
1975 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored253
  Scoring Average21.1
  Points Allowed193
  Defense Average16.1
  Opponents Record73-58
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record5-3
  Away Record2-2
1975 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1975 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 11-137472Won  13-66-017440  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Florida 9-3302117Lost  0-135-118247  Doug Dickey
Georgia 9-3299197Lost  10-315-114770  Vince Dooley
Mississippi 6-5170162 5-110478  Ken Cooper
Tennessee 7-5253193 3-389110  Bill Battle
Vanderbilt 7-4119200 2-447156  Fred Pancoast
Louisiana State 5-6159202 2-462128  Charles McClendon
Auburn 4-6-1174243 2-480138  Ralph Shug Jordan
Kentucky 2-8-1132183 0-659131  Fran Curci
Mississippi State 2-9165166 0-670116  Bob Tyler

1975 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1975 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.