1970 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1970 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1970 NCAA University Division 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. The 1970 Tennessee defense holds the record for most takeaways in a single season with 57, not including the bowl game in which they recorded 8 more.

1970 Tennessee Volunteers football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 34–13 vs. Air Force
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record11–1 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainTim Priest
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 LSU $ 5 0 09 3 0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 1 011 1 0
No. 10 Auburn 5 2 09 2 0
No. 20 Ole Miss 4 2 07 4 0
Florida 3 3 07 4 0
Georgia 3 3 05 5 0
Alabama 3 4 06 5 1
Mississippi State 3 4 06 5 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 04 7 0
Kentucky 0 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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