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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  <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024
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
  Record11-1
  Points Scored370
  Scoring Average30.8
  Points Allowed116
  Defense Average9.7
  Opponents Record68-64
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record3-1
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4 11-1-0 AP
4 10-1-0 Coaches
4 10-1-0 UPI
  
1970 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Auburn 9-2390177Won  35-285-2247128  Ralph Shug Jordan
Louisiana State 9-3289113Lost  12-175-014449  Charles McClendon
Tennessee 11-1370116Won  34-134-115449  Bill Battle
Mississippi 7-4313255Lost  28-354-2156157  John H. Vaught
Florida 7-4224256 3-3118190  Doug Dickey
Alabama 6-5-1334264Tied  24-243-4176151  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi State 6-5171264 3-472189  Charley Shira
Georgia 5-5242153 3-4145102  Vince Dooley
Vanderbilt 4-7201213 1-560159  Bill Pace
Kentucky 2-9131233 0-772173  John Ray

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

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