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Memphis State Tigers |
Tennessee Volunteers © |
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Played November 9, 1974 at Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
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| Tennessee © | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Memphis State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
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Tennessee |
0 |
16 |
3 |
15 |
34 |
Memphis State, coached by Fred Pancoast, was 6-2 & coming off a 42-14 win over Florida State as they prepared to battle the 3-3-1 Tennessee Volunteers of coach Bill Battle for The Belt. Tennessee's RB Stanley Morgan ran for 2 touchdowns while the Volunteers defense intercepted Memphis State quarterbacks 4 times as Tennessee retained The Belt with a 34-6 victory over the Tigers. Neither team managed a score in the 1st quarter but the Volunteers took control of the game in the 2nd quarter. Tennessee's PK Ricky Townsend hit a 36-yard field goal, Morgan scored on a 4-yard run, & QB Condredge Holloway found WR John Yarbrough for a 14-yard touchdown pass as Tennessee took a 16-0 halftime lead. Townsend’s 43-yard field goal accounted for the only points of the 3rd quarter as the Tigers offense continued to flounder. The 4th quarter was more of the same as Morgan scored on a 1-yard run midway through the period & RB Mike Gayles scored on a 2-yard run to finish the Volunteers’ scoring. The Tigers’ only points came with 0:40 left in the game when RB Jay Verna scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to avert the shutout. Holloway threw for 110 yards with a touchdown while Memphis State's QB David Fowler threw for 108 yards but 3 of the Tigers 4 interceptions. Tennessee finished the season 7-3-2; ranked 20th nationally while the Tigers finished 7-4 in Pancoast's final season. Memphis State would play for The Belt again in 1986.
