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1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1972 Tennessee Volunteers football
UT Volunteers logo.svg
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 24–17 vs. LSU
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 8
1972 record 10–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach Bill Battle (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Jim Wright
Captain Jamie Rotella
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 Alabama $ 7 1 0     10 2 0
#5 Auburn 6 1 0     10 1 0
#11 LSU 4 1 1     9 2 1
#8 Tennessee 4 2 0     10 2 0
Georgia 4 3 0     7 4 0
Florida 3 3 1     5 5 1
Ole Miss 2 5 0     5 5 0
Kentucky 2 5 0     3 8 0
Mississippi State 1 6 0     4 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0     3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1972 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Bill Battle, in his third 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 LSU in the 1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 297 points while the defense allowed 100 points.

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