1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bill Battle, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, three losses and two ties (7–3–2 overall, 2–3–1 in the SEC). At season's end, Tennessee won the Liberty Bowl over Maryland. For the season, the Volunteers offense scored 211 points while the defense allowed 181 points.

1974 Tennessee Volunteers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 7–3 vs. Maryland
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 20
Record	7–3–2 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Battle (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ray Trail
Defensive coordinator	Larry Jones
Captains	Condredge Holloway Jim Watts
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
No. 17 Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Florida	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 20 Tennessee	2	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	2
Vanderbilt	2	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	2
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	No. 12 UCLA*	No. 16	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ABC	T 17–17	57,560	[1]
September 21	Kansas*	No. 17	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 17–3	71,610–72,178	[2]
September 28	at Auburn	No. 14	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		L 0–21	64,293	[3]
October 5	Tulsa*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 17–10	67,256	[4]
October 12	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 10–20	67,907	[5]
October 19	No. 4 Alabama		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)		L 6–28	74,286	[6]
October 26	Clemson*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 29–28	66,334	[7]
November 9	Memphis State*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 34–6	68,738	[8]
November 16	Ole Miss		Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		W 29–17	50,515	[9]
November 23	Kentucky		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)		W 24–7	72,828	[10]
November 30	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN		T 21–21	35,300	[11]
December 16	vs. Maryland*		Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	W 7–3	51,284	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 59 Dave Brady So OT 79 Mike Caldwell Jr WR 81 Tim Fitchpatrick Jr G 54 Joe Mills Sr C 52 Paul Johnson Jr G 67 Mickey Marvin So WR 21 Stanley Morgan So QB 4 Pat Ryan So TE 23 Tommy West Jr WR 17 John Yarbrough Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 14 Bill Cole Jr DE 39 Kevin Davis So DB 10 Mike Mauck So DE 57 Ron McCartney Jr DT 72 David Page Jr DB 30 David Parsons So LB 45 Steve Poole Jr DB 29 Russ Rabenstein Jr LB 50 Andy Spiva So DB 40 Ernie Ward Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Battle Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Despite being drafted by the National Football League, Condredge Holloway opted to play in the Canadian Football League. Holloway signed a contract with the Ottawa Rough Riders.^[13]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Neil Clabo	Punter	10	258	Minnesota Vikings
Condredge Holloway	Quarterback	12	306	New England Patriots
Ricky Townsend	Kicker	13	314	New York Giants
Paul Careathers	Running back	15	389	Oakland Raiders

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