1971 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 9 |
Captain | Jackie Walker |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Alabama $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Georgia | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Auburn | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Tennessee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 LSU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1971 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bill Battle, in his second 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 Arkansas in the 1971 Liberty Bowl.
Schedule
September 18UC Santa Barbara*No. 8
W 48–665,114 September 25No. 5 AuburnNo. 9
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee
ABCL 9–1062,990 October 2at FloridaNo. 12
W 20–1361,112 October 9Georgia Tech*No. 13
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee
W 10–663,671 October 16at No. 4 AlabamaNo. 14
L 15–3273,828 October 23Mississippi StateNo. 18
W 10–737,529 October 30Tulsa*No. 16
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee
W 38–362,513 November 6South Carolina*No. 11
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee
W 35–663,507 November 20at KentuckyNo. 11
W 21–735,000 November 27VanderbiltNo. 11
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee
W 19–756,244 December 4No. 5 Penn State*No. 12
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee
ABCW 31–1159,542 December 20vs. No. 18 ArkansasNo. 9
- Memphis Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, Tennessee (Liberty Bowl)
ABCW 14–1351,410
- Reference:[1]
Roster
- OG #65 Phillip Fulmer, Sr.
- DB Bobby Majors, Sr.
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Bobby Majors | Defensive back | 3 | 76 | Philadelphia Eagles |
George Hunt | Kicker | 5 | 122 | Cleveland Browns |
Jackie Walker | Linebacker | 6 | 148 | San Francisco 49ers |
Curt Watson | Running back | 6 | 150 | New Orleans Saints |
Ray Nettles | Linebacker | 6 | 155 | Miami Dolphins |
Gary Theiler | Tight end | 12 | 308 | Baltimore Colts |
Joe Balthrop | Guard | 16 | 397 | New Orleans Saints |
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
- ^ "1972 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.