1971 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1971 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1971 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 second year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and a victory over Arkansas in the 1971 Liberty Bowl.

1971 Tennessee Volunteers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 14–13 vs. Arkansas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record10–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJackie Walker
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1971 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 7 Georgia 5 1 011 1 0
No. 12 Auburn 5 1 09 2 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 4 2 010 2 0
No. 9 Tennessee 4 2 010 2 0
No. 11 LSU 3 2 09 3 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 04 6 1
Florida 1 6 04 7 0
Kentucky 1 6 03 8 0
Mississippi State 1 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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