The 1974 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 1974 college football season

1974 college football season

The 1974 college football season finished with two national champions. The Associated Press writers' poll ranked the University of Oklahoma, which was on probation and barred by the NCAA from postseason play, #1 at season's end...

. The Volunteers offense scored 211 points while the defense allowed 181 points. Led by head coach Bill Battle

Bill Battle

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, the Volunteers finished the season with seven wins. At season’s end, the Volunteers won the .

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, 28–6.
• In the Border Battle, Tennessee beat Kentucky
  1974 Kentucky Wildcats football team
  The 1974 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference during the 1974 college football season...
  
  , 24–7, to claim the Beer Barrel.
• In the Tennessee-Vanderbilt rivalry, Tennessee tied Vanderbilt
  1974 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
  The 1974 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1974 college football season. The Commodores scored 313 points while allowing 199 points. Led by head coach Steve Sloan, the Commodores had their best record since 1955 and appeared in the school's second bowl...
  
  , 21–21.
• Tennessee hosted Mississippi at the Liberty Bowl Stadium in Memphis; and the team would return there a few weeks later to play in the Liberty Bowl game against Maryland.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Volunteers points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 7		Tie	17	17	0–0–1
2	Sept. 21		Win	17	3	1–0–1
3	Sept. 28	@ Auburn 1974 Auburn Tigers football team The 1974 Auburn Tigers football team under the leadership of coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan completed the regular season with a record of 9–2, earning them an invitation to the Gator Bowl against Texas, which they won by a score of 27–3...	Loss	0	21	1–1–1
4	Oct. 5		Win	17	10	2–1–1
5	Oct. 12	@	Loss	10	20	2–2–1
6	Oct. 19	@ Alabama	Loss	6	28	2–3–1
7	Oct. 26	Clemson	Win	29	28	3–3–1
8	Nov. 9		Win	34	6	4–3–1
9	Nov. 16		Win	29	17	5–3–1
10	Nov. 23	@ Kentucky 1974 Kentucky Wildcats football team The 1974 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference during the 1974 college football season...	Win	24	7	6–3–1
11	Nov. 30	Vanderbilt 1974 Vanderbilt Commodores football team The 1974 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1974 college football season. The Commodores scored 313 points while allowing 199 points. Led by head coach Steve Sloan, the Commodores had their best record since 1955 and appeared in the school's second bowl...	Tie	21	21	6–3–2

Team players drafted into in the NFL

Despite being drafted by the National Football League, Condredge Holloway

Condredge Holloway

Condredge Holloway Jr. was a star quarterback for the University of Tennessee and later in the Canadian Football League.-Early years and College:...

 opted to play in the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

. Holloway signed a contract with the Ottawa Rough Riders

Ottawa Rough Riders

The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...

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Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Neil Clabo Neil Clabo Neil Clabo is a retired American football player. He had a 3-year career in the National Football League from 1975 to 1977 as a punter. He played in Super Bowl XI as a member of the Minnesota Vikings....	Punter	10	258	Minnesota Vikings 1975 Minnesota Vikings season 1975 was the 15th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 56th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings won their third straight NFC Central title, as they finished with a record of 12 wins and two losses, before losing to the Dallas Cowboys, 17-14 in the NFC...
Condredge Holloway Condredge Holloway Condredge Holloway Jr. was a star quarterback for the University of Tennessee and later in the Canadian Football League.-Early years and College:...	Quarterback	12	306	New England Patriots 1975 New England Patriots season The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1975 season with a record of three wins and eleven losses, and finished tied for fourth in the AFC East division.-Staff:-Schedule:- Standings :-Roster:...
Ricky Townsend	Kicker	13	314	New York Giants 1975 New York Giants season The 1975 New York Giants could only muster a 5–9 record as the sub-tenants of the cross-town Jets at Shea Stadium.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:* *...
Paul Careathers	Running Back	15	389	Oakland Raiders 1975 Oakland Raiders season -Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Oakland Raiders 10:-Awards and honors:*George Blanda, most seasons in American professional football *George Blanda, most games played, -References:**...

External links

• 1974 Tennessee Volunteers Volunteers on College Football Reference