#8 Tennessee Volunteers

1972 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
13	David Allen D. Allen	DB	6'0"	185	SR
89	Jimmy Allen J. Allen	TE	6'2"	200	JR
4	Tommy Beave T. Beave	DB	6'1"	180	SO
15	Bob Bowers B. Bowers	DB	6'0"	185	SO
25	Eddie Brown E. Brown	DB	5'11"	182	JR
33	Lamar Caldwell L. Caldwell	LB	5'9"	215	SR
90	Charles Campbell C. Campbell	DL	6'4"	210	SO
63	David Campbell D. Campbell	DL	6'3"	190	JR
32	Paul Careathers P. Careathers	FB	5'11"	205	SO
11	Nick Carmichael N. Carmichael	DB	6'0"	180	JR
21	Dennis Chadwick D. Chadwick	WR	6'3"	187	SR
41	Steve Chancey S. Chancey	FB	6'1"	185	JR
44	Neil Clabo N. Clabo	RB	6'1"	200	SO
74	Phil Clabo P. Clabo	OL	6'6"	270	SO
14	Bill Cole B. Cole	DB	6'1"	178	SO
68	Steve Cone S. Cone	OL	6'0"	220	SO
86	Darrell Culver D. Culver	TE	6'3"	220	SO
51	Mike Demastus M. Demastus	OL	6'2"	215	SO
66	Richard Earl R. Earl	OL	6'5"	260	SR
64	Bill Emendorfer B. Emendorfer	OL	6'0"	222	SR
81	Tim Fitchpatrick T. Fitchpatrick	WR	6'2"	190	SO
10	Dan Fletcher D. Fletcher	QB	5'11"	175	SO
75	Rob Frere R. Frere		6'3"	240	SR
94	Ron Frere R. Frere	OL	6'2"	235	SR
2	Bill Fryer B. Fryer		6'1"	170	SO
93	Kent Fullington K. Fullington	LB	6'0"	182	SO
37	Conrad Graham C. Graham	DB	6'1"	184	SR
19	Sammy Hair S. Hair	DL	6'2"	190	SO
73	Gaylon Hill G. Hill	OL	6'3"	235	SR
7	Condredge Holloway C. Holloway	QB	5'11"	175	SO
76	Barry Howard B. Howard	OL	6'2"	223	SO
12	Chip Howard C. Howard	WR	6'2"	165	JR
80	Doug Jarboe D. Jarboe	WR	6'2"	190	JR
48	Danny Jeffries D. Jeffries	DB	6'1"	180	SR
59	Carl Johnson C. Johnson	DL	6'2"	220	SR
53	Tom Johnson T. Johnson	OL	6'1"	225	SR
39	Pike Jones P. Jones	FB	6'1"	185	JR
60	Gene Killian G. Killian	OL	6'5"	215	JR
82	Kent Lambert K. Lambert	DL	6'3"	190	JR
98	Jake Lane J. Lane		6'1"	215	SO
42	Robert Lassiter R. Lassiter	WR	6'2"	195	JR
84	Sonny Leach S. Leach	TE	6'2"	205	SR
85	Emmon Love E. Love	WR	6'2"	190	JR
1	Ed McDougal E. McDougal	QB	6'4"	200	SO
61	Steve Mitchell S. Mitchell	OL	6'0"	210	JR
71	Mike Mohrman M. Mohrman		6'4"	235	SO
78	Ricky Molck R. Molck	OL	6'2"	215	JR
	Terry Moore T. Moore	RB
27	Jon Murdic J. Murdic	WR	5'11"	170	SO
72	David Page D. Page		6'1"	220	SO
46	David Poley D. Poley	DL	6'2"	205	SO
70	Robert Pulliam R. Pulliam		6'1"	235	SO
20	Gary Rankin G. Rankin	DB	6'0"	178	SO
55	Art Reynolds A. Reynolds	LB	6'2"	195	JR
8	Jim Richardson J. Richardson	QB	6'3"	200	SO
57	Jamie Rotella J. Rotella	LB	6'2"	200	SR
58	Mike Rotella M. Rotella		6'3"	255	SO
36	Bill Rudder B. Rudder	RB	6'2"	220	JR
92	Terry Russell T. Russell		6'1"	190	SR
18	John Sapp J. Sapp	FB	6'1"	185	SO
65	Larry Satterfield L. Satterfield	OL	6'5"	240	SO
77	David Shaffer D. Shaffer	OL	6'4"	225	JR
62	Claud Simonton C. Simonton	DL	6'1"	210	SR
29	Steve Slack S. Slack	LB	6'2"	200	SO
47	David Somerville D. Somerville	WR	6'3"	190	SO
24	Haskel Stanback H. Stanback	RB	6'2"	200	JR
96	Ken Stansell K. Stansell		6'0"	215	SO
28	Steve Swafford S. Swafford	DB	6'0"	180	SO
16	Butch Thompson B. Thompson	WR	6'2"	170	SO
49	Johnny Thompson J. Thompson	LB	5'11"	189	SR
38	Tim Townes T. Townes	DB	5'9"	165	SR
22	Ricky Townsend R. Townsend	DB	6'2"	198	SO
88	Stan Trott S. Trott	WR	6'3"	195	SR
30	Gordon Turnage G. Turnage	DB	6'1"	195	SR
50	Steve Urubek S. Urubek	OL	6'2"	225	JR
5	Gary Valbuena G. Valbuena	QB	6'3"	205	JR
67	John Wagster J. Wagster		6'2"	225	SR
34	Hank Walter H. Walter	LB	5'11"	210	SO
26	Jim Watts J. Watts	DB	6'3"	191	SO
87	Ronnie Wheeler R. Wheeler	DL	6'2"	200	SO
54	Eddie Wilson E. Wilson	LB	6'1"	205	JR
35	Sid Witherington S. Witherington	RB	5'11"	185	SO
69	Carl Witherspoon C. Witherspoon	LB	6'2"	205	SR
56	Brian Woods B. Woods	OL	6'1"	220	SO
17	John Yarbrough J. Yarbrough	WR	6'1"	178	SO
91	Jimmy Young J. Young	TE	6'3"	190	SR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Mensah

27

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

10.5

Simmons

10.5

Dean

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

517.0

516.6

514.0

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	6	3	.667
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	7	.222
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Tulane	4	5	.444
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	3	.700
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	7	2	.778
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
8	UMass	5	4	.556
9	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
10	Ball State	3	6	.333
11	Kent State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333