1976 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1976 Tennessee Volunteers football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
1976 record	6–5 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Battle
Offensive coordinator	Dal Shealy
Defensive coordinator	Larry Jones
Captain	Larry Seivers
Captain	Andy Spiva
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium

1976 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 Georgia $	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#11 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#20 Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#18 Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1976 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 seventh year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 2–4 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 237 points while the defense allowed 162 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	Duke*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 18–21	82,687
September 18	TCU*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 31–0	79,564
September 25	at Auburn	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ABC	L 28–38	50,000
October 2	Clemson*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 21–19	78,161
October 9	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		W 42–7	55,631
October 16	No. 20 Alabama	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	ABC	L 13–20	82,417
October 23	No. 11 Florida	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)		L 18–20	82,596
November 6	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 21–14	52,311
November 13	Ole Miss	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 32–6	79,161
November 20	Kentucky	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)		L 0–7	80,336
November 27	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN		W 13–10	34,694
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Reference:^[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Stanley Morgan	Wide Receiver	1	25	New England Patriots
Larry Seivers	Wide Receiver	4	111	Seattle Seahawks
Mickey Marvin	Guard	4	112	Oakland Raiders
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.

Reference:^[2]

References

↑ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1970–79". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
↑ "1977 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues	Shields-Watkins Field (1921-1962) Neyland Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band Battle at Bristol Hail Mary between the Hedges

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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