1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1972 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 third year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and a victory over LSU in the 1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 297 points while the defense allowed 100 points.
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion | |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 24–17 vs. LSU | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| 1972 record | 10–2 (4–2 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jim Wright |
| Captain | Jamie Rotella |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Alabama $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Auburn | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 LSU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Tennessee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 9 | at Georgia Tech* | No. 15 | ABC | W 34–3 | 52,112 | |
| September 16 | No. 6 Penn State* | No. 7 | W 28–21 | 71,647 | ||
| September 23 | Wake Forest* | No. 5 |
| W 45–6 | 66,266 | |
| September 29 | at Auburn | No. 4 | L 6–10 | 69,483 | ||
| October 7 | at Memphis State* | No. 10 | W 38–7 | |||
| October 21 | No. 3 Alabama | No. 10 |
| L 10–17 | 72,049 | |
| October 28 | Hawaii* | No. 14 |
| W 34–2 | ||
| November 4 | at Georgia | No. 13 | W 14–0 | 60,086 | ||
| November 18 | Ole Miss | No. 13 |
| W 17–0 | 70,527 | |
| November 25 | Kentucky | No. 12 |
| W 17–7 | 64,836 | |
| December 2 | at Vanderbilt | No. 12 | W 30–10 | 34,000 | ||
| December 30 | vs. No. 10 LSU | No. 11 | Mizlou | W 24–17 | 52,961 | |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Jamie Rotella | Linebacker | 3 | 62 | Baltimore Colts |
| Conrad Graham | Defensive back | 8 | 187 | Chicago Bears |
| Carl Johnson | Back | 10 | 254 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Richard Earl | Tackle | 11 | 265 | Buffalo Bills |
References
General
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
Specific
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 124
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 101
- "1973 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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