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team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 15 <a href="/wiki/1971_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1971 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 9 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tennessee</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 11 <a href="/wiki/1971_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="1971 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1971_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team" title="1971 Vanderbilt Commodores football team">Vanderbilt</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1971_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1971 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1971_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="1971 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1971_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1971 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>$ – Conference champion</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1971 Tennessee Volunteers football team</b> (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Tennessee" title="University of Tennessee">University of Tennessee</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1971_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1971 NCAA University Division football season">1971 NCAA University Division football season</a>. Playing as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC), the team was led by head coach <a href="/wiki/Bill_Battle" title="Bill Battle">Bill Battle</a>, in his second year, and played their home games at <a href="/wiki/Neyland_Stadium" title="Neyland Stadium">Neyland Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville, Tennessee</a>. 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 <a href="/wiki/1971_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="1971 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1971_Liberty_Bowl" title="1971 Liberty Bowl">1971 Liberty Bowl</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>TV</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 18</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_UC_Santa_Barbara_Gauchos_football_team" title="1971 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team">UC Santa Barbara</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 8</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neyland_Stadium" title="Neyland Stadium">Neyland Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville, TN</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 48–6</td><td style="text-align:center">65,114</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 25</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 5 <a href="/wiki/1971_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1971 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 9</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Neyland Stadium</li><li>Knoxville, TN (<a href="/wiki/Auburn%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="Auburn–Tennessee football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 9–10</td><td style="text-align:center">62,990</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1971_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1971 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 12</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Hill_Griffin_Stadium" title="Ben Hill Griffin Stadium">Florida Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida" title="Gainesville, Florida">Gainesville, FL</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Tennessee football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 20–13</td><td style="text-align:center">61,112</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 9</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 13</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Neyland Stadium</li><li>Knoxville, TN (<a href="/wiki/Georgia_Tech%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="Georgia Tech–Tennessee football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 10–6</td><td style="text-align:center">63,671</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 16</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 4 <a href="/wiki/1971_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1971 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 14</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Legion_Field" title="Legion Field">Legion Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama" title="Birmingham, Alabama">Birmingham, AL</a> (<a href="/wiki/Third_Saturday_in_October" title="Third Saturday in October">Third Saturday in October</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 15–32</td><td style="text-align:center">73,828</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 23</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. <a href="/wiki/1971_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1971 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 18</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Bowl_Memorial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium">Memphis Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, TN</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 10–7</td><td style="text-align:center">37,529</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 30</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_football_team" title="1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team">Tulsa</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 16</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Neyland Stadium</li><li>Knoxville, TN</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 38–3</td><td style="text-align:center">62,513</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 6</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">South Carolina</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 11</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Neyland Stadium</li><li>Knoxville, TN (<a href="/wiki/South_Carolina%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="South Carolina–Tennessee football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 35–6</td><td style="text-align:center">63,507</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 20</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1971_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="1971 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 11</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stoll_Field/McLean_Stadium" title="Stoll Field/McLean Stadium">McLean Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, KY</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="Kentucky–Tennessee football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 21–7</td><td style="text-align:center">35,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 27</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team" title="1971 Vanderbilt Commodores football team">Vanderbilt</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 11</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Neyland Stadium</li><li>Knoxville, TN (<a href="/wiki/Tennessee%E2%80%93Vanderbilt_football_rivalry" title="Tennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 19–7</td><td style="text-align:center">56,244</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">December 4</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 5 <a href="/wiki/1971_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 12</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Neyland Stadium</li><li>Knoxville, TN</li></ul></div></td><td>ABC</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 31–11</td><td style="text-align:center">59,542</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">December 20</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. No. 18 <a href="/wiki/1971_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="1971 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 9</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Memphis Memorial Stadium</li><li>Memphis, TN (<a href="/wiki/1971_Liberty_Bowl" title="1971 Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>ABC</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 14–13</td><td style="text-align:center">51,410</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="8" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup>Homecoming</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1971_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="1971 NCAA University Division football rankings">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background-color:#FF8200;color:#000000;">1971 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;background-color:#FF8200;color:#000000;"> <th colspan="3">Players </th> <th>Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Offense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>76</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Balthrop, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Joe Balthrop</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>21</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Chadwick, Dennis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Dennis Chadwick</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Chancey, Steve"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Steve Chancey</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>64</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Emendorfer, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Bill Emendorfer</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>65</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Fulmer, Phillip"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Fulmer" title="Phillip Fulmer">Phillip Fulmer</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>73</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hill, Gaylon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Gaylon Hill</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Howard, Chip"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Chip Howard</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Tom Johnson</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>84</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Leach, Sonny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Sonny Leach</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Love, Emmon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Emmon Love</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>16</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Maxwell, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jim Maxwell</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Pierce, Phil"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Phil Pierce</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(gridiron_football)" title="Fullback (gridiron football)">FB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Rudder, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Bill Rudder</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Silvey, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">George Silvey</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Stanback, Haskel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Haskel Stanback</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>20</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Theiler, Gary"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Gary Theiler</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Thompson, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Joe Thompson</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Trott, Stan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Stan Trott</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Watson, Curt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Curt Watson</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Young, Jimmy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jimmy Young</span></span></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Defense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-right:1px solid #666; border-left:1px solid #666; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>13</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Allen, David"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">David Allen</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>86</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Bennett, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Tom Bennett</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Brown, Eddie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Eddie Brown</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Graham, Conrad"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Conrad Graham</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Howell, Frank"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Frank Howell</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Carl"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Carl Johnson</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Lambert, Ken"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Ken Lambert</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Safety (gridiron football position)">S</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>44</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Majors, Bobby"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Majors" title="Bobby Majors">Bobby Majors</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>58</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Nettles, Ray"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Nettles" title="Ray Nettles">Ray Nettles</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Rotella, Jamie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jamie Rotella</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Simonton, Claude"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Claude Simonton</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Townes, Tim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Tim Townes</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Wagster, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">John Wagster</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker#Outside_linebacker" title="Linebacker">OLB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Walker, Jackie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Walker_(American_football,_born_1950)" title="Jackie Walker (American football, born 1950)">Jackie Walker</a></span></span></span> <b>(C)</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Special teams</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">K</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>9</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hunt, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Hunt_(American_football)" title="George Hunt (American football)">George Hunt</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Battle" title="Bill Battle">Bill Battle</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Coordinators/assistant coaches</dt></dl> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <ul><li><b>(C)</b> Team captain</li> <li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li> <li><b>(I)</b> Ineligible</li></ul> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> Injured</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/23px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/30px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Redshirt</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_summary">Season summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Season summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="At_Florida">At Florida</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: At Florida"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1971_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1971 Florida Gators football team">1971 Florida Gators football team</a> and <a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Tennessee football rivalry">Florida–Tennessee football rivalry</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#FF8200;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF8200, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF8200;; text-align:center"><b>#12 Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers_football" title="Tennessee Volunteers football">Tennessee</a></b></td> <td>3</td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td><b>20</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>13</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Florida_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Field">Florida Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida" title="Gainesville, Florida">Gainesville, Florida</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 2, 1971</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 61,112</li><li>New York Times, 1971 Oct 03.</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>TENN – <a href="/wiki/George_Hunt_(American_football)" title="George Hunt (American football)">George Hunt</a> 33-yard field goal. <i>Tennessee 3–0. <b>Drive:</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>TENN – George Hunt 34-yard field goal. <i>Tennessee 6–0. <b>Drive:</b></i></li> <li>TENN – Curt Watson 8-yard run (George Hunt kick). <i>Tennessee 13–0. <b>Drive: 74 yards.</b></i></li> <li>FLA – Willie Jackson 23-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/John_Reaves" title="John Reaves">John Reaves</a> (kick failed), 2:12. <i>Tennessee 13–6. <b>Drive:</b></i></li> <li>FLA – Hank Foldberg 7-yard pass from John Reaves (Richard Franco kick). <i>Tie 13–13. <b>Drive:</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>TENN – Stan Trott 20-yard pass from Phil Pierce (George Hunt kick). <i>Tennessee 20–13. <b>Drive: 99 yards.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Top passers</dt></dl> <ul><li>TENN</li> <li>FLA – <a href="/wiki/John_Reaves" title="John Reaves">John Reaves</a> – 19/40, 213 yards, 2 TD, INT</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top rushers</dt></dl> <ul><li>TENN</li> <li>FLA – Mike Rich – 9 rushes, 80 yards</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top receivers</dt></dl> <ul><li>TENN</li> <li>FLA – Willie Jackson – 7 receptions, 93 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Third-string quarterback Phil Pierce led Tennessee on a 99-yard drive in the third quarter, capped by a 20-yard touchdown pass to Stan Trott to take the lead for good. The Volunteers lost their first and second-string quarterbacks to knee injuries during the game. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Penn_State">Penn State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Penn State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1971_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football">1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color:#FF8200;color:#FFFFFF;; text-align:center"><b>#5 Penn State Nittany Lions (10–0) at #12 Tennessee Volunteers (8–2)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football" title="Penn State Nittany Lions football">Penn St</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>8</td><td><b>11</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers_football" title="Tennessee Volunteers football">Tennessee</a></b></td> <td>7</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td><td>10</td><td><b>31</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Neyland_Stadium" title="Neyland Stadium">Neyland Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville, Tennessee</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: December 4, 1971</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 54,529</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/ABC_College_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC College Football">ABC</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Schenkel" title="Chris Schenkel">Chris Schenkel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bud_Wilkinson" title="Bud Wilkinson">Bud Wilkinson</a></li><li>Ocala Star-Banner, 1971 Dec 05.</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><b>First quarter</b> <ul><li>TENN – Conrad Graham 76-yard fumble return (<a href="/wiki/George_Hunt_(American_football)" title="George Hunt (American football)">George Hunt</a> kick). <i>Tennessee 7–0.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PSU – Alberto Vitello 27-yard field goal. <i>Tennessee 7–3. <b>Drive:</b></i></li> <li>TENN – Bill Rudder 1-yard run (George Hunt kick). <i>Tennessee 14–3. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards.</b></i></li> <li>TENN – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Majors" title="Bobby Majors">Bobby Majors</a> 44-yard punt return (George Hunt kick). <i>Tennessee 21–3.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>TENN – George Hunt 21-yard field goal. <i>Tennessee 24–3. <b>Drive:</b></i></li> <li>TENN – <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Walker_(American_football,_born_1950)" title="Jackie Walker (American football, born 1950)">Jackie Walker</a> 43-yard interception return (George Hunt kick). <i>Tennessee 31–3.</i></li> <li>PSU – <a href="/wiki/Lydell_Mitchell" title="Lydell Mitchell">Lydell Mitchell</a> 14-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/John_Hufnagel" title="John Hufnagel">John Hufnagel</a> (run good). <i>Tennessee 31–11. <b>Drive:</b></i></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Before the game, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Majors" title="Bobby Majors">Bobby Majors</a> was honored alongside his brothers, Iowa State head coach <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Majors" title="Johnny Majors">Johnny</a> and the late Billy, for the family's overall contribution to the school's football program. Majors finished his final home game with 195 return yards on kicks and <a href="/wiki/Punt_(gridiron_football)" title="Punt (gridiron football)">punts</a>. With the win, the Volunteers accepted a bid to play in the Liberty Bowl against Arkansas. <sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Team_players_drafted_into_the_NFL">Team players drafted into the NFL</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Team players drafted into the NFL"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" width="80%"> <tbody><tr align="center" style="background:#FF8200;color:#FFFFFF;"> <td><b>Player</b></td> <td><b>Position</b></td> <td><b>Round</b></td> <td><b>Pick</b></td> <td><b>NFL club</b> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Majors" title="Bobby Majors">Bobby Majors</a></td> <td>Defensive back</td> <td>3</td> <td>76</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1972 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td>George Hunt</td> <td>Kicker</td> <td>5</td> <td>122</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1972 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Walker_(Tennessee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jackie Walker (Tennessee)">Jackie Walker</a></td> <td>Linebacker</td> <td>6</td> <td>148</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1972 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td>Curt Watson</td> <td>Running back</td> <td>6</td> <td>150</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1972 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Nettles" title="Ray Nettles">Ray Nettles</a></td> <td>Linebacker</td> <td>6</td> <td>155</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1972 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td>Gary Theiler</td> <td>Tight end</td> <td>12</td> <td>308</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1972 Baltimore Colts season">Baltimore Colts</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td>Joe Balthrop</td> <td>Guard</td> <td>16</td> <td>397</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1972 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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football team">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1897</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1898</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1899 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1900 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1901 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1902 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1903 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1904 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1905 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1906 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1907 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1908 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1909 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1910 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1911 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1912 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1913 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1914 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1915 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1916 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Tennessee_(SATC)_football_team" title="1917 Tennessee (SATC) football team">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Tennessee_(SATC)_football_team" title="1918 Tennessee (SATC) football team">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1919 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1920 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1921 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1922 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1923 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1924 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1925 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1926 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1927 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1929 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1930 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1931 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1932 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1933 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1934 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1935 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1936 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1937 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1937</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1938_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1938 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1938</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1939 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1939</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1940_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1940 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1940</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1941 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1942 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1942</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1943</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1944 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1945 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1946 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1947 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1948 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1949 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1949</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1950_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1950 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1950</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1951_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1951 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1951</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1952 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1953 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1954 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1955 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1957 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1958 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1959 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1960 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1961 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1962 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1963 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1964 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1965 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1966 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1968 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1969 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1970 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1970</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1976 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1978 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1981 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1983 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1987 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1988 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1992 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1993 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1997</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1998_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1998</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2002 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2004 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2005 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2008 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2009 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2010 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2011 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2012 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2013 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2014 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2015 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2016 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2017 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2019</a></li> <li><a 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