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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-

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1891 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

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 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	11-1	477	113	Lost 23-24	8-0	268	70	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Louisiana State	9-3	267	169	Lost 9-16	5-1	156	72	Charles McClendon
Mississippi	6-5	202	177		4-3	124	137	Billy R. Kinard
Tennessee	8-4	291	247	Lost 19-28	3-3	127	136	Bill Battle
Florida	7-5	187	187		3-4	82	141	Doug Dickey
Georgia	7-4-1	224	166	Won 17-16	3-4	128	114	Vince Dooley
Kentucky	5-6	226	196		3-4	148	130	Fran Curci
Auburn	6-6	170	193	Lost 17-34	2-5	73	140	Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi State	4-5-2	219	255		2-5	133	205	Bob Tyler
Vanderbilt	5-6	181	262		1-5	87	181	Steve Sloan

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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).