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-
1971 Season Highlights
Bill Battle enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 vs. Santa Barbara
48
6
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Auburn
9
10
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Florida
20
13
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Georgia Tech
10
6
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Alabama
15
32
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Mississippi State
10
7
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Tulsa
38
3
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
South Carolina
35
6
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Kentucky
21
7
W
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Vanderbilt
19
7
W
Sat., Dec. 4 vs.
Penn State
31
11
W
Mon., Dec. 20
Arkansas
14
13
W
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
1971 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 270
Scoring Average 22.5
Points Allowed 121
Defense Average 10.1
Opponents Record 68-55
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 7-1
Away Record 2-1
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
9 10-2-0
AP
9 9-2-0
Coaches
9 9-2-0
UPI
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 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.