1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1973 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 fourth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and a loss to Texas Tech in the 1973 Gator Bowl.

1973 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl, L 19–28 vs. Texas Tech
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Wright
CaptainEddie Brown
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 8 0 011 1 0
No. 13 LSU 5 1 09 3 0
Ole Miss 4 3 06 5 0
No. 19 Tennessee 3 3 08 4 0
Georgia 3 4 07 4 1
Florida 3 4 07 5 0
Kentucky 3 4 05 6 0
Auburn 2 5 06 6 0
Mississippi State 2 5 04 5 2
Vanderbilt 1 5 05 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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