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1974 Tennessee

7–⁠3–⁠2 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bill Battle, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1974, game by game: tied vs. No. 12 UCLA 17–17; won vs. Kansas 17–3; lost at Auburn 0–21; won vs. Tulsa 17–10; lost at LSU 10–20; lost vs. No. 4 Alabama 6–28; won vs. Clemson 29–28; won vs. Memphis 34–6; won vs. Ole Miss 29–17; won vs. Kentucky 24–7; tied at Vanderbilt 21–21; won vs. No. 10 Maryland 7–3+28−22Tied 17–17 vs. No. 12 UCLA0No. 12 UCLAWon 17–3 vs. Kansas+14KansasLost 0–21 at Auburn-21AuburnWon 17–10 vs. Tulsa+7TulsaLost 10–20 at LSU-10LSULost 6–28 vs. No. 4 Alabama-22No. 4 AlabamaWon 29–28 vs. Clemson+1ClemsonWon 34–6 vs. Memphis+28MemphisWon 29–17 vs. Ole Miss+12Ole MissWon 24–7 vs. Kentucky+17KentuckyTied 21–21 at Vanderbilt0VanderbiltWon 7–3 vs. No. 10 Maryland+4No. 10 Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vs12UCLAT 17–⁠1753%
Sep 21vsKansasW 17–⁠362%
Sep 28atAuburnL 0–⁠2148%
Oct 5vsTulsaW 17–⁠1077%
Oct 12atLSUL 10–⁠2044%
Oct 19vs4AlabamaL 6–⁠2830%
Oct 26vsClemsonW 29–⁠2872%
Nov 9vsMemphisW 34–⁠655%
Nov 16vsOle MissW 29–⁠1775%
Nov 23vsKentuckyW 24–⁠758%
Nov 30atVanderbiltT 21–⁠2153%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffvs10MarylandLiberty BowlW 7–⁠346%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Maryland 7–⁠3 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 15
  3. Wk 3: 17
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Final: 20

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1974.

Record
7–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 14
Points
211–⁠181
Coach
Bill Battle
Elo
1644 +46 this season
SP+ rating
19.5 No. 12 of 124; offense No. 42, defense No. 6
SRS
13.3 No. 22 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ray Trail
Defensive coordinator
Larry Jones
Captains
Condredge Holloway and Jim Watts

All-SEC

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Robert PullamDTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1974 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1974 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠011–⁠15
Auburn4–⁠210–⁠28
Georgia4–⁠26–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠39–⁠317
Florida3–⁠38–⁠415
Kentucky3–⁠36–⁠5
Vanderbilt2–⁠3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠2
Tennessee2–⁠3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠220
LSU2–⁠45–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.