1970 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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Sugar Bowl Champions
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Sugar Bowl, W 34–13 vs. Air Force
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Coaches | #4 |
AP | #4 |
1970 record | 11–1 (4–1 SEC) |
Head coach | Bill Battle |
Captain | Tim Priest |
Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 LSU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#4 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#10 Auburn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#20 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1970 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bill Battle, in his first year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eleven wins and one loss (11–1 overall, 4–1 in the SEC) and a victory over Air Force in the Sugar Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 19 | SMU* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 28–3 | 54,158 | |||||
September 26 | Auburn | #17 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | L 23–36 | 65,306 | ||||
October 3 | Army* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 48–3 | 59,817 | |||||
October 10 | at #13 Georgia Tech* | #20 | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 17–6 | 59,624 | ||||
October 17 | Alabama | #14 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) | W 24–0 | 64,947 | ||||
October 24 | Florida | #11 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) | ABC | W 38–7 | 64,069 | |||
October 31 | Wake Forest* | #9 | Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 41–7 | 26,381 | ||||
November 7 | at South Carolina* | #8 | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 20–18 | 42,788 | ||||
November 21 | Kentucky![]() |
#8 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) | W 45–0 | 63,452 | ||||
November 28 | Vanderbilt | #7 | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 24–6 | 33,850 | ||||
December 5 | UCLA* | #5 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 28–17 | 63,242 | ||||
January 1, 1971 | vs. #11 Air Force | #4 | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ABC | W 34–13 | 78,655 | |||
*Non-conference game. ![]() |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Lester McClain | Wide Receiver | 9 | 220 | Chicago Bears |
Bobby Scott | Quarterback | 14 | 340 | New Orleans Saints |
Chip Kell | Center | 17 | 429 | San Diego Chargers |
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