All-Time Results 1970-1979

Vols Basketball
All-Time Results

1908-1919	1960-1969
1920-1929	1970-1979
1930-1939	1980-1989
1940-1949	1990-1999
1950-1959	2000-

1970	1971	1972	1973	1974
1975	1976	1977	1978	1979

1978-79
Record: 21-12
SEC: 12-6 (2nd)
Coach: Don DeVoe
Captain: Game Captains
Final Ranking: 18th UPI
	AP Rank
Date	UT	Opp	Opponent	Result	Site
N24	-	-	Biscayne	W, 72-68	Knoxville
D2	-	5	at Louisville	L, 61-82	Louisville
D5	-	-	East Carolina	W, 89-71	Knoxville
D9	-	-	Ohio State	L, 78-86	Knoxville
D15	-	-	1-Niagara	W, 100-80	Knoxville
D16	-	-	1-Xavier	L, 50-51	Knoxville
D22	-	-	2-San Jose State	W, 73-68	Santa Clara
D23	-	-	2-Seton Hall	W, 94-80	Santa Clara
D27	-	-	3-Utah	L, 71-80	Honolulu
D29	-	-	3-Fordham	W, 83-58	Honolulu
D30	-	-	3-Boston College	L, 72-74	Honolulu
J3	-	-	at Ole Miss	W, 72-67	Oxford
J6	-	-	Alabama	W, 85-77	Knoxville
J8	-	18	Mississippi State	L, 62-72	Knoxville
J11	-	-	Florida	W, 116-73	Knoxville
J13	-	-	at Georgia	L, 75-79	Athens
J20	-	-	at Kentucky	W, 66-55	Lexington
J22	-	-	at Vanderbilt	W, 71-70	Nashville
J24	-	9	at LSU	L, 75-77	Baton Rouge
J27	-	-	Ole Miss	L, 64-65	Knoxville
J29	-	9	LSU	L, 78-84	Knoxville
F3	-	13	at Alabama	W, 83-77	Tuscaloosa
F5	-	-	at Mississippi State	L, 84-90**	Starkville
F7	-	-	Auburn	W, 73-62	Knoxville
F10	-	-	Georgia	W, 87-81***	Knoxville
F17	-	-	Kentucky	W, 101-84	Knoxville
F19	-	19	Vanderbilt	W, 83-78	Knoxville
F22	-	-	at Florida	W, 87-73	Gainesville
F24	-	-	at Auburn	W, 60-55	Auburn
Southeastern Conference Tournament
M2	-	-	Auburn	W, 75-64	Birmingham
M3	-	-	Kentucky (finals)	W, 75-69*	Birmingham
NCAA Tournament
M9	20	-	Eastern Kentucky	W, 97-81	Murfreesboro
M11	20	5	Notre Dame	L, 67-73	Murfreesboro
1-Volunteer Classic
2-Cable Car Classic
3-Rainbow Classic

top of page

1977-78
Record: 11-16
SEC: 6-12 (7th-Tie)
Coach: Cliff Wettig (Acting Head Coach)
Captain: Johnny Darden
	AP Rank
Date	UT	Opp	Opponent	Result	Site
N23	-	1	Czechoslovakia (Exh.)	W, 87-82	Knoxville
N28	-	-	Samford	W, 83-79	Knoxville
D2	-	5	1-San Francisco	L, 75-84	Tempe
D3	-	-	1-Iowa State	W, 81-76	Tempe
D6	-	-	Eastern Montana	W, 92-76	Knoxville
D10	-	-	Georgia State	W, 84-62	Knoxville
D16	-	-	2-Dartmouth	W, 77-58	Knoxville
D17	-	-	2-Utah	L, 80-85	Knoxville
D20	-	-	3-Iowa	L, 86-92	Las Vegas
D21	-	-	3-Northwestern	L, 86-93	Las Vegas
J2	-	-	Florida	L, 79-92	Knoxville
J4	-	-	Auburn	W, 80-76	Knoxville
J7	-	-	at Ole Miss	L, 68-73	Oxford
J9	-	-	at LSU	L, 87-121	Baton Rouge
J14	-	-	Alabama	W, 87-78	Knoxville
J16	-	-	Mississippi State	L, 68-70	Knoxville
J21	-	-	Georgia	L, 74-75	Knoxville
J30	-	-	at Vanderbilt	L, 55-56	Nashville
F4	-	-	Ole Miss	W, 86-67	Knoxville
F6	-	-	LSU	L, 86-101	Knoxville
F11	-	-	at Alabama	L, 89-93	Tuscaloosa
F13	-	-	at Mississippi State	L, 60-62	Starkville
F15	-	3	at Kentucky	L, 77-90	Lexington
F18	-	-	at Georgia	W, 77-72	Athens
F25	-	2	Kentucky	L, 57-68	Knoxville
F27	-	-	Vanderbilt	W, 59-46	Knoxville
M4	-	-	at Florida	W, 91-90	Gainesville
M6	-	-	at Auburn	L, 94-107	Auburn
1-Fiesta Classic
2-Volunteer Classic
3-Rebel Roundup

top of page

1976-77
Record: 22-6
SEC: 16-2 (1st) Tie
Coach: Ray Mears
Captains: Mike Jackson, Ernie Grunfeld (Co-Captains)
Preseason Ranking: 16th Associated Press
Final Ranking: 15th Associated Press / 8th UPI
	AP Rank
Date	UT	Opp	Opponent	Result	Site
N13	16	-	St. Kilda-Melbourne (Exh.)	W, 98-72	Knoxville
N27	16	-	South Florida	W, 94-64	Knoxville
D4	15	-	UNC Charlotte	W, 69-67	Knoxville
D7	15	-	Duke	L, 78-81	Knoxville
D10	15	6	1-San Francisco	L, 77-86	Salt Lake City
D11	15	-	1-Seton Hall	W, 99-90	Salt Lake City
D17	-	-	2-LaSalle	W, 92-85	Knoxville
D18	-	20	2-St. John's	W, 86-81	Knoxville
D21	19	-	Xavier	W, 97-73	Knoxville
D24	19	-	3-Nice, France (Exh.)	W, 98-95	Madrid, Spain
D25	19	-	3-African All-Stars (Exh.)	W, 112-85	Madrid, Spain
D26	19	-	3-Real Madrid (Exh.)	W, 103-113	Madrid, Spain
J3	-	-	at Vanderbilt	W, 73-69	Nashville
J8	-	-	Auburn	W, 87-79	Knoxville
J10	-	-	Florida	W, 92-82	Knoxville
J12	-	2	at Kentucky	W, 71-67	Lexington
J15	-	-	at LSU	W, 108-102	Baton Rouge
J17	-	-	at Ole Miss	W, 86-72	Oxford
J22	14	3	Alabama	W, 102-93	Knoxville
J24	14	-	Mississippi State	W, 68-59	Knoxville
J30	7	8	vs. UCLA	L, 89-103	Atlanta
F1	11	-	Georgia	W, 106-82	Knoxville
F5	11	-	at Auburn	W, 93-83	Auburn
F7	11	-	at Florida	L, 76-80	Gainesville
F12	11	-	LSU	W, 91-64	Knoxville
F14	11	-	Ole Miss	W, 87-75	Knoxville
F19	14	4	at Alabama	W, 92-89	Tuscaloosa
F21	14	-	at Mississippi State	W, 76-68	Starkville
F26	7	-	at Georgia	L, 76-83	Athens
M5	11	2	Kentucky	W, 81-79	Knoxville
M7	11	-	Vanderbilt	W, 65-55	Knoxville
NCAA Tournament
M13	7	10	Syracuse	L, 88-93*	Baton Rouge
1-Utah Classic
2-Volunteer Classic
3-Real Madrid Christmas Tournament

top of page

1975-76
Record: 21-6
SEC: 14-4 (2nd)
Coach: Ray Mears
Captain: Doug Ashworth
Preseason Ranking: 9th Associated Press
Final Ranking: 13th Associated Press / 14th UPI
	AP Rank
Date	UT	Opp	Opponent	Result	Site
N29	9	-	Biscayne	W, 81-63	Knoxville
D3	8	-	at Duke	W, 86-80	Durham
D6	8	16	Michigan	W, 82-81	Knoxville
D9	7	-	at St. John's	L, 70-79	New York City
D13	7	-	St. Mary's, Canada (Exh.)	W, 119-70	Knoxville
D19	11	-	1-Army	W, 99-69	Knoxville
D20	11	-	1-Clemson	W, 77-66	Knoxville
D29	10	-	2-Pennsylvania	W, 77-70	New Orleans
D30	12	-	2-at Tulane	W, 97-73	New Orleans
J3	12	-	at Georgia	W, 79-73	Athens
J10	9	-	at Kentucky	W, 90-88*	Lexington
J12	9	-	at Vanderbilt	L, 66-77	Nashville
J17	9	-	Florida	W, 93-84	Knoxville
J19	9	-	Auburn	W, 83-78	Knoxville
J24	10	-	at Ole Miss	W, 56-53	Oxford
J26	10	-	at LSU	W, 105-92	Baton Rouge
J31	9	11	Alabama	W, 80-74	Knoxville
F2	9	-	Mississippi State	W, 75-66	Knoxville
F7	8	-	Kentucky	W, 92-85	Knoxville
F9	8	-	Vanderbilt	W, 73-59	Knoxville
F14	8	-	at Florida	L, 69-72	Gainesville
F16	8	-	at Auburn	L, 72-73*	Auburn
F21	9	-	Ole Miss	W, 105-81	Knoxville
F23	9	-	LSU	W, 80-71	Knoxville
F28	11	7	at Alabama	L, 90-93**	Tuscaloosa
M1	11	-	at Mississippi State	W, 78-76	Starkville
M6	12	-	Georgia	W, 86-70	Knoxville
NCAA Tournament
M13	9	-	VMI	L, 75-81	Charlotte
1-Volunteer Classic
2-Sugar Bowl Classic

top of page

1974-75
Record: 18-8
SEC: 12-6 (3rd) Tie
Coach: Ray Mears
Captain: Rodney Woods
	AP Rank
Date	UT	Opp	Opponent	Result	Site
N30	-	-	Wis.-Milwaukee	W, 85-65	Knoxville
D3	-	-	St. Kilda-Melbourne (Exh.)	W, 100-69	Knoxville
D7	-	19	at Michigan	L, 74-78	Ann Arbor
D13	-	-	1-Navy	W, 86-59	Knoxville
D14	-	-	1-Harvard	W, 84-59	Knoxville
D20	-	-	2-Columbia	W, 108-73	St. Petersburg
D21	-	-	2-Missouri	W, 99-77	St. Petersburg
D31	18	-	Vermont	W, 115-66	Knoxville
J4	18	-	Auburn	W, 96-81	Knoxville
J6	18	6	at Alabama	L, 78-82	Tuscaloosa
J11	18	-	Ole Miss	W, 102-82	Knoxville
J13	18	7	at Kentucky	L, 82-88	Lexington
J18	18	-	Florida	W, 59-56	Knoxville
J20	18	-	at Vanderbilt	W, 65-61	Nashville
J25	-	-	at Mississippi State	W, 97-87	Starkville
J27	-	-	LSU	W, 99-79	Knoxville
F1	18	-	at Georgia	W, 105-69	Athens
F3	18	14	at Auburn	L, 59-62	Auburn
F8	15	7	Alabama	L, 65-71	Knoxville
F10	15	-	at Ole Miss	L, 81-88	Oxford
F15	-	4	Kentucky	W, 103-98	Knoxville
F17	-	-	at Florida	W, 85-84	Gainesville
F22	-	-	Vanderbilt	W, 75-71	Knoxville
F24	-	-	Mississippi State	W, 109-83	Knoxville
M1	-	-	at LSU	L, 87-94	Baton Rouge
M8	-	-	Georgia	W, 95-74	Knoxville
National Commissioners Invitational Tournament
M14	-	-	Bowling Green	L, 58-67	Louisville
1-Volunteer Classic
2-Big Sun Invitational

top of page

1973-74
Record: 17-9
SEC: 12-6 (2nd)
Coach: Ray Mears
Captain: Len Kosmalski
	AP Rank
Date	UT	Opp	Opponent	Result	Site
N30	-	-	North Texas State	W, 80-71	Knoxville
D5	-	7	Marquette	L, 65-67	Knoxville
D10	-	-	South Florida	W, 117-90	Knoxville
D14	-	-	1-DePaul	W, 96-61	Knoxville
D15	-	-	1-Temple	W, 11-6	Knoxville
D27	-	-	2-Sub Pac (Exh.)	L, 79-81	Honolulu
D28	-	9	2-Providence	L, 60-64	Honolulu
D29	-	-	2-Santa Clara	W, 80-76	Honolulu
J5	-	-	at Auburn	W, 89-77	Auburn
J7	-	7	Alabama	L, 73-79	Knoxville
J12	-	-	at Ole Miss	L, 57-69	Oxford
J14	-	-	Kentucky	W, 67-54	Knoxville
J19	-	-	at Florida	W, 75-72	Gainesville
J21	-	8	Vanderbilt	L, 65-82	Knoxville
J26	-	-	Mississippi State	W, 70-61	Knoxville
J28	-	-	at LSU	W, 57-52	Baton Rouge
F2	-	-	Georgia	W, 84-70	Knoxville
F4	-	-	Auburn	W, 88-80	Knoxville
F9	-	8	at Alabama	L, 54-73	Tuscaloosa
F11	-	-	Ole Miss	W, 65-57	Knoxville
F16	-	-	at Kentucky	L, 58-61	Lexington
F18	-	-	Florida	W, 85-57	Knoxville
F23	-	5	at Vanderbilt	W, 59-53	Nashville
F25	-	-	at Mississippi State	L, 58-62	Starkville
M2	-	-	LSU	W, 100-80	Knoxville
M4	-	-	at Georgia	W, 97-89	Athens
Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament
M15	-	10	Indiana	L, 71-73	St. Louis
1-Volunteer Classic
2-Rainbow Classic

top of page

1972-73
Record: 15-9
SEC: 13-5 (2nd-Tie)
Coach: Ray Mears
Captain: Larry Robinson
Preseason Ranking: 14th Associated Press
	AP Rank
Date	UT	Opp	Opponent	Result	Site
D2	14	16	South Carolina	W, 55-45	Knoxville
D5	14	5	at Marquette	L, 30-56	Milwaukee
D15	-	-	1-Syracuse	W, 87-83	Knoxville
D16	-	12	1-Missouri	L, 57-67	Knoxville
D27	-	-	2-St. John's	L, 55-56	New York City
D28	-	-	2-Niagara	L, 62-66	New York City
J6	-	-	at Mississippi State	W, 86-67	Starkville
J8	-	-	at Ole Miss	L, 52-60	Oxford
J13	-	-	Georgia	W, 79-64	Knoxville
J15	-	-	Florida	W, 75-56	Knoxville
J20	-	-	Kentucky	W, 65-64	Knoxville
J27	-	9	at Alabama	L, 56-72	Tuscaloosa
J29	-	-	at LSU	W, 73-71	Baton Rouge
F3	-	-	Auburn	W, 82-74	Knoxville
F5	-	-	Vanderbilt	W, 72-62	Knoxville
F10	-	-	Mississippi State	W, 93-76	Knoxville
F12	-	-	Ole Miss	W, 51-49	Knoxville
F17	-	-	at Georgia	W, 85-71	Athens
F19	-	-	at Florida	W, 87-83	Gainesville
F24	-	18	Alabama	W, 72-71	Knoxville
F26	-	-	LSU	L, 74-78	Knoxville
M3	-	-	at Vanderbilt	L, 74-86	Nashville
M5	-	-	at Auburn	W, 80-72	Auburn
M8	-	19	at Kentucky	L, 81-86	Lexington
1-Volunteer Classic
2-ECAC Holiday Festival

top of page

1971-72
Record: 19-6
SEC: 14-4 (1st-Tie)
Coach: Ray Mears
Captain: Lloyd Richardson
	AP Rank
Date	UT	Opp	Opponent	Result	Site
D1	-	-	California-Irvine	W, 89-53	Knoxville
D4	-	7	at Houston	L, 65-67	Houston
D17	-	-	1-Penn State	W, 57-55	Knoxville
D18	-	-	1-Michigan State	W, 85-61	Knoxville
D27	-	-	2-Manhattan	W, 76-70	Philadelphia
D28	20	-	2-Villanova	L, 67-76	Philadelphia
D30	20	-	2-Boston College	W, 61-60	Philadelphia
J4	-	-	Poland Olympic (Exh.)	W, 84-75	Knoxville
J8	-	-	Mississippi State	W, 82-49	Knoxville
J10	-	-	Ole Miss	W, 73-70	Knoxville
J15	-	-	at Georgia	W, 59-57	Athens
J17	-	-	at Florida	W, 61-50	Gainesville
J22	19	-	at Kentucky	L, 70-72	Lexington
J29	-	-	Alabama	W, 79-77	Knoxville
J31	-	-	LSU	L, 62-63	Knoxville
F5	-	-	at Auburn	W, 76-67	Auburn
F7	-	-	at Vanderbilt	W, 81-75	Nashville
F12	-	-	at Mississippi State	W, 71-61	Starkville
F14	-	-	at Ole Miss	W, 68-58	Oxford
F19	20	-	Georgia	W, 71-68	Knoxville
F21	20	-	Florida	W, 55-52	Knoxville
F26	-	-	at Alabama	L, 67-72	Tuscaloosa
F28	-	-	at LSU	W, 78-66	Baton Rouge
M4	-	-	Auburn	W, 80-70	Knoxville
M6	-	-	Vanderbilt	W, 87-74	Knoxville
M9	-	-	Kentucky	L, 66-67	Knoxville
1-Volunteer Classic
2-Quaker City Tournament

top of page

1970-71
Record: 21-7
SEC: 13-5 (2nd)
Coach: Ray Mears
Captain: Jimmy England
Final Ranking: 17th Associated Press
	AP Rank
Date	UT	Opp	Opponent	Result	Site
D1	-	-	Northern Michigan	W, 90-68	Knoxville
D5	-	17	Houston	W, 79-58	Knoxville
D8	17	-	at Wake Forest	W, 60-59	Winston-Salem
D18	14	-	1-San Francisco	W, 79-59	Knoxville
D19	14	-	1-Providence	W, 77-58	Knoxville
D23	12	-	Oregon State	W, 89-61	Knoxville
D29	10	-	2-Houston	L, 65-68	Los Angeles
D30	10	-	2-Michigan State	W, 81-70	Los Angeles
J2	10	-	at Mississippi State	L, 67-69	Starkville
J4	10	-	at Ole Miss	W, 98-85	Oxford
J9	17	-	Georgia	W, 51-47	Knoxville
J11	17	-	Florida	W, 85-75	Knoxville
J16	18	10	Kentucky	W, 75-71	Knoxville
J23	8	-	at Alabama	W, 79-62	Tuscaloosa
J25	8	-	at LSU	L, 70-80	Baton Rouge
J30	8	-	Auburn	W, 90-68	Knoxville
F1	8	-	Vanderbilt	L, 60-65	Knoxville
F6	11	-	Mississippi State	W, 88-65	Knoxville
F8	11	-	Ole Miss	W, 80-74	Knoxville
F13	14	-	at Georgia	W, 64-61	Athens
F15	14	-	at Florida	L, 55-56	Gainesville
F20	13	-	Alabama	W, 89-77	Knoxville
F22	13	-	LSU	W, 88-67	Knoxville
F27	17	-	at Auburn	W, 76-71	Auburn
M1	17	-	at Vanderbilt	W, 79-69	Nashville
M6	14	8	at Kentucky	L, 78-84	Lexington
National Invitation Tournament
M20	17	-	St. John's	W, 84-83	New York City
M22	17	-	Duke	L, 64-78	New York City
1-Volunteer Classic
2-Trojan Classic

top of page

1969-70
Record: 16-9
SEC: 10-8 (5th)
Coach: Ray Mears
Captain: Bobby Croft
	AP Rank
Date	UT	Opp	Opponent	Result	Site
D6	-	1	at South Carolina	W, 55-54	Columbia
D9	9	-	Centenary	W, 66-62	Knoxville
D19	8	-	1-Montana State	W, 71-62	Knoxville
D20	8	-	1-LaSalle	W, 55-47	Knoxville
D26	6	-	2-St. Francis	W, 82-59	Oklahoma City
D27	6	-	2-Niagara	L, 68-69	Oklahoma City
D28	6	-	2-Memphis State	W, 72-51	Oklahoma City
J3	6	-	Mississippi State	W, 58-56	Knoxville
J5	6	-	Ole Miss	L, 57-59**	Knoxville
J10	12	-	at Georgia	L, 56-61	Athens
J12	12	-	at Florida	L, 56-57*	Gainesville
J17	-	2	at Kentucky	L, 52-68	Lexington
J24	-	-	Alabama	W, 103-67	Knoxville
J26	-	-	at LSU	L, 59-71	Baton Rouge
J31	-	-	at Auburn	L, 55-61	Auburn
F2	-	-	at Vanderbilt	W, 77-72**	Nashville
F7	-	-	at Mississippi State	W, 72-60	Starkville
F9	-	-	at Ole Miss	W, 72-60	Oxford
F14	-	20	Georgia	W, 57-55	Knoxville
F16	-	-	Florida	W, 72-61	Knoxville
F21	-	-	at Alabama	W, 77-70	Tuscaloosa
F23	-	-	LSU	W, 88-87	Knoxville
F28	-	-	Auburn	L, 64-77	Knoxville
M2	-	-	Vanderbilt	W, 83-76	Knoxville
M7	-	2	Kentucky	L, 69-86	Knoxville
1-Volunteer Classic
2-All College Tournament

top of page

University of Tennessee Athletics

Related Videos