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^#	Rank^#	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.

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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.

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References

1. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1970–79". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
2. "1977 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.