1976 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The 1976 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee
in the 1976 college football season
. The Volunteers offense scored 237 points while the defense allowed 162 points. Led by head coach Bill Battle
, the Volunteers finished the season unranked.
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in the 1976 college football season
1976 college football season
The 1976 college football season ended with a championship for the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh. Coached by Johnny Majors , the Pitt Panthers brought a college football championship to the home of the defending pro football champions, the Steelers. Pitt also had the Heisman Trophy...
. The Volunteers offense scored 237 points while the defense allowed 162 points. Led by head coach Bill Battle
Bill Battle
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, the Volunteers finished the season unranked.
Season
- On the Third Saturday in OctoberThird Saturday in OctoberThe 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, 38–28. - In the Border Battle, Kentucky1976 Kentucky Wildcats football teamThe 1976 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1976 college football season. The Wildcats beat four different ranked teams during the season, scoring 209 points while allowing 151 points...
beat Tennessee, 7–0, to claim the Beer Barrel. - In the Tennessee-Vanderbilt rivalry, Tennessee defeated VanderbiltVanderbilt Commodores footballThe Vanderbilt Commodores football program is a college football team that represents Vanderbilt University. The team currently competes in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Southeastern Conference...
, 13–10.
Schedule
Team players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Stanley Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley Douglas Morgan is a former NFL wide receiver who played for the New England Patriots. Morgan was selected out of the University of Tennessee in the first round of the 1977 NFL Draft . He also played one season for the Indianapolis Colts in 1990... |
Wide Receiver | 1 | 25 | New England Patriots 1977 New England Patriots season The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1977 season with a record of nine wins and five losses, and finished tied for third in the AFC East division.-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:... |
| Larry Seivers | Wide Receiver | 4 | 111 | Seattle Seahawks 1977 Seattle Seahawks season The 1977 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's second season with the National Football League. The 1977 season was the team's first in the AFC West.-1977 NFL Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-External links:* *... |
| Mickey Marvin Mickey Marvin Mickey Marvin is a former professional American football player. After attending the University of Tennessee, Marvin played in the National Football League for 11 seasons, from 1977 to 1987, as an offensive guard with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders... |
Guard | 4 | 112 | Oakland Raiders 1977 Oakland Raiders season -Regular season:-Playoffs:Oakland won the wild card playoffs in 1977 and later won the divisional playoffs in a game against the Baltimore Colts when Errol Mann tied the game with a field goal... |
| Andy Spiva | Linebacker | 5 | 135 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Roy Lee | Linebacker | 5 | 136 | Rejected offers by St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland Raiders to return home and take care of his Grandmother. |