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-
1973 Season Highlights
Bill Battle enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Duke
21
17
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Army
37
18
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Auburn
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Kansas
28
27
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Georgia Tech
20
14
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Alabama
21
42
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Texas Christian
39
7
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Georgia
31
35
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Mississippi
18
28
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Kentucky
16
14
W
Sat., Dec. 1 vs.
Vanderbilt
20
17
W
Sat., Dec. 29
Texas Tech
19
28
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1973 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 291
Scoring Average 24.3
Points Allowed 247
Defense Average 20.6
Opponents Record 68-65
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 2-2
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 8-4-0
AP
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.