1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bill Battle, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and a loss to Texas Tech in the 1973 Gator Bowl.

1973 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl, L 19–28 vs. Texas Tech
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
1973 record8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Wright
CaptainEddie Brown
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 8 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 13 LSU 5 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
Ole Miss 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
No. 19 Tennessee 3 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Georgia 3 –4 –0  7 –4 –1
Florida 3 –4 –0  7 –5 –0
Kentucky 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Auburn 2 –5 –0  6 –6 –0
Mississippi State 2 –5 –0  4 –5 –2
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15Duke*No. 9
W 21–1770,787
September 22at Army*No. 10
W 37–1839,942
September 29No. 11 AuburnNo. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 21–071,656
October 6Kansas*No. 9
W 28–2743,716
October 13Georgia Tech*No. 8
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 20–1470,616
October 20at No. 2 AlabamaNo. 10
ABCL 21–4272,226
October 27TCU*No. 14
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 39–766,356
November 3GeorgiaNo. 11
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 31–3570,812
November 17at Ole MissNo. 16
ABCL 18–2839,500
November 24at Kentucky
W 16–1454,000
December 1VanderbiltNo. 19
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 20–17
December 29vs. No. 11 Texas TechNo. 20
ABCL 19–2862,109
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Roster
1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Condredge Holloway
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Army
    1 2 34Total
    #10 Tennessee 6 7 71737
    Army 3 0 31218

    at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

    • Date: September 22
    • Game attendance: 39,942
    • Recap

    Condredge Holloway set up Tennessee touchdowns with a 52-yard pass and a 48-yard run as Tennessee won its second straight while Army dropped its third consecutive season opener. Holloway fumbled at his own 12 on the second play of the game, which set up an Army field goal. The slippery QB came back to engineer two first-quarter field goals by Ricky Townsend. Midway through the second period, Holloway evaded the rush and found Emmon Love for a nine-yard gain to the 33. On the next play, he found Stanley Morgan deep down the left sideline for a long bomb to the Army 15.[2]

    Draft picks
    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
    Bill RudderRunning Back359San Diego Chargers
    Haskel StanbackRunning Back5114Cincinnati Bengals
    Defensive Back8]
    Gary ValbuenaQuarterback10260Miami Dolphins
    Gene KillianGuard16413Dallas Cowboys

    [3][4]

    References

    General

    • 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2012.

    Specific

    1. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 124
    2. "Holloway Leads Tennessee." Palm Beach Post. p. 84. 1973 Sep 23.
    3. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 101
    4. "1974 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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