1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...

in the 1972 college football season

1972 college football season

The 1972 college football season saw the USC Trojans, coached by John McKay, go undefeated and win the national championship as the unanimous choice of the fifty AP panelists...

. The Volunteers offense scored 297 points while the defense allowed 100 points. Led by head coach Bill Battle

Bill Battle

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, the Volunteers won the Bluebonnet Bowl

Bluebonnet Bowl

The Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual college football bowl game played in Houston, Texas. A civic group was appointed by the Houston Chamber of Commerce Athletics Committee in 1959 to organize the bowl game. It was held at Rice Stadium from 1959 through 1967, and again in 1985 and 1986. The game was...

Regular season

On the Third Saturday in October
Third Saturday in October
The Third Saturday in October, also known as the Alabama–Tennessee football rivalry, is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama and the Tennessee Volunteers football team of the University of Tennessee...

, Alabama beat Tennessee, 17–10.
In the Border Battle, Tennessee beat Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats football
The Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era...

, 17–7, to claim the Beer Barrel.
In the Tennessee-Vanderbilt rivalry, Tennessee defeated Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Commodores football
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, 30–10.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Volunteers points	Opponents	Result	Record
1	Sept. 9	@ Georgia Tech	34	3	Win	1–0
2	Sept. 16	Penn State	28	21	Win	2–0
3	Sept. 23	Wake Forest	45	6	Win	3–0
4	Sept. 30	@ Auburn	6	10	Loss	3–1
5	Oct. 7	@ Memphis	38	7	Win	4–1
6	Oct. 21	Alabama	10	17	Loss	4–2
7	Oct. 28	Hawaii	34	2	Win	5–2
8	Nov. 4	@ Georgia	14	0	Win	6–2
9	Nov. 18	Mississippi	17	0	Win	7–2
10	Nov. 25	Kentucky	17	7	Win	8–2
11	Dec. 2	@ Vanderbilt	30	10	Win	9–2

Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jamie Rotella	Linebacker	3	62	Baltimore Colts 1973 Baltimore Colts season The 1973 Baltimore Colts season was the 21st season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1973 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, and finished tied for fourth in the AFC East with the New York Jets...
Conrad Graham	Defensive Back	8	187	Chicago Bears 1973 Chicago Bears season The 1973 Chicago Bears season was their 54th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 3-11 record, the second worst showing in franchise history.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...
Carl Johnson	Back	10	254	Dallas Cowboys 1973 Dallas Cowboys season The 1973 Dallas Cowboys season was their 14th in the league. The team matched their previous output of 10–4. They qualified for the playoffs for the eighth straight season.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-Roster:-References:...
Richard Earl	Tackle	11	265	Buffalo Bills 1973 Buffalo Bills season The 1973 Buffalo Bills season was the 14th season for the team and their 4th season in the National Football League . The season was defined by O.J. Simpson becoming the first player in NFL history to rush for 2000 yards in a season...

External links

1972 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference

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