The Tennessee Volunteers were 10-1 in 1970. They emerged victorious over the Air Force Falcons, 34 to 13, in the Sugar Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 336 | 4,361 | 881 | 5.0 | 2,365 | 563 | 4.2 | 1,996 | 318 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 11th | 17th | 9th | 31st | 25th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 31st | 50th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 103 | 2,935 | 3.7 | 972 | 428 | 2.3 | 1,963 | 358 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 51st | 26th | 15th | 6th | 14th | 4th | 104th | 113th | 24th | ||||||||||
Net | +233 | +1,426 | +881 | +1.2 | +1,393 | +135 | +1.9 | +33 | -40 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 7th | 12th | 9th | 16th | 12th | 15th | 7th | 49th | 88th | 41st |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |