1970 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1970 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bill Battle, in his first year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eleven wins and one loss (11–1 overall, 4–1 in the SEC) and a victory over Air Force in the Sugar Bowl. The 1970 Tennessee defense holds the record for most takeaways in a single season with 57, not including the bowl game in which they recorded 8 more.[1]
| 1970 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 34–13 vs. Air Force | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| 1970 record | 11–1 (4–1 SEC) |
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| Captain | Tim Priest |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 LSU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Auburn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 19 | SMU* | W 28–3 | 54,158 | |||
| September 26 | Auburn | No. 17 | L 23–36 | 65,306 | ||
| October 3 | Army* |
| W 48–3 | 59,817 | ||
| October 10 | at No. 13 Georgia Tech* | No. 20 | W 17–6 | 59,624 | ||
| October 17 | Alabama | No. 14 |
| W 24–0 | 64,947 | |
| October 24 | Florida | No. 11 |
| ABC | W 38–7 | 64,069 |
| October 31 | Wake Forest* | No. 9 | W 41–7 | 26,381 | ||
| November 7 | at South Carolina* | No. 8 | W 20–18 | 42,788 | ||
| November 21 | Kentucky | No. 8 |
| W 45–0 | 63,452 | |
| November 28 | Vanderbilt | No. 7 | W 24–6 | 33,850 | ||
| December 5 | UCLA* | No. 5 |
| W 28–17 | 63,242 | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 11 Air Force | No. 4 | ABC | W 34–13 | 78,655 | |
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Roster
- OG #65 Phillip Fulmer, Jr.
- DB Bobby Majors, Jr.
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Lester McClain | Wide receiver | 9 | 220 | Chicago Bears |
| Bobby Scott | Quarterback | 14 | 340 | New Orleans Saints |
| Chip Kell | Center | 17 | 429 | San Diego Chargers |
References
General
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
Specific
- Kersey, Jason. "The art of the takeaway: There are specific traits to..." The Athletic. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 124
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
- "1971 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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