1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1975 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 sixth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 3–3 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 253 points while the defense allowed 193 points.

1975 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Battle (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ray Trail
Defensive coordinator	Larry Jones
Captain	Ron McCartney
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	2
Mississippi State	1	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	No. 14 Maryland*	No. 20	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 26–8	74,161	[1]
September 20	at No. 12 UCLA*	No. 10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 28–34	33,356	[2]
September 27	Auburn	No. 16	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 21–17	74,611	[3]
October 11	LSU	No. 19	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 24–10	75,276	[4]
October 18	at No. 6 Alabama	No. 16	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)		L 7–30	72,000	[5]
October 25	North Texas State*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 14–21	72,670	[6]
November 1	Colorado State*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 28–7	71,579	[7]
November 8	Utah*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 40–7	67,437	[8]
November 15	vs. Ole Miss		Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		L 6–23	51,389	[9]
November 22	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)		W 17–13	56,000	[10]
November 29	Vanderbilt		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 14–17	71,943	[11]
December 6	at Hawaii*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 28–6	40,585	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 59 Dave Brady Jr OT 79 Mike Caldwell Sr WR 81 Tim Fitchpatrick Sr G 78 Joe Gallagher Jr C 52 Paul Johnson Sr G 67 Mickey Marvin Jr RB 21 Stanley Morgan Jr RB 44 Craig Puki Fr QB 5 Gary Roach So WR 89 Larry Seivers Jr C 56 Robert Shaw Fr G 68 Gary Carr So QB 6 Randy Wallace Jr OT 62 Brent Watson So TE 23 Tommy West Sr WR 17 John Yarbrough Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 14 Bill Cole Sr DE 39 Kevin Davis Jr DB 10 Mike Mauck Jr DE 57 Ron McCartney Sr DT 72 David Page Sr DB 30 David Parsons Jr LB 45 Steve Poole Sr DB 29 Russ Rabenstein Sr LB 50 Andy Spiva Jr DB 40 Ernie Ward Sr DT 71 Jim Woofter Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 18 Craig Colquitt So	Head coach Bill Battle Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Ron McCartney	Linebacker	2	53	Los Angeles Rams
Tommy West	Linebacker	16	433	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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References

1. "Vols unmask Maryland, 26–8". The Baltimore Sun. September 14, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Sciarra propels Bruins past Tennessee". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 21, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Seivers paces Vols past Auburn, 21–17". Kingsport Times-News. September 28, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Seivers, Vols take LSU's best shot". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tide raps Vols, 30–7". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 19, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "North Texas (Who?) humbles Vols, 21–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Rebounding Vols ram Colorado St., 28–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 2, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Vols celebrate homecoming under a warm Utah breeze". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rebels crush Big Orange 23–6". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 16, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tennessee foils UK 17–13, saves Battle from the axe". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Vandy ends UT streak, 17–14". Kingsport Times-News. November 30, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "UH victim of big plays". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 8, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1976 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.