1971-72 Tennessee Volunteers — schedule and results

The 1971-72 Tennessee Volunteers went 19-6 (14-4 in the SEC) under head coach Ray Mears. The team peaked at #19 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 7.8.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1971-12-04at Sam Houston BearkatsL 65–67Hofheinz Pavilion
1971-12-17vs Penn State Nittany LionsW 57–55Stokely Center
1971-12-18vs Michigan State SpartansW 85–61Stokely Center
1971-12-27neutral Manhattan JaspersW 76–70
1971-12-28at Villanova WildcatsL 67–76Villanova Field House
1971-12-29neutral Boston College EaglesW 61–60
1972-01-08vs Mississippi State BulldogsW 82–49Stokely Center
1972-01-10vs Ole Miss RebelsW 73–70Stokely Center
1972-01-15at Georgia BulldogsW 59–57Georgia Coliseum
1972-01-17at Florida GatorsW 61–50Florida Gymnasium
1972-01-22at Kentucky WildcatsL 70–72Memorial Coliseum
1972-01-29vs Alabama Crimson TideW 79–77Stokely Center
1972-01-31vs LSU TigersL 62–63Stokely Center
1972-02-05at Auburn TigersW 76–67Memorial Coliseum
1972-02-07at Vanderbilt CommodoresW 81–75Memorial Gymnasium
1972-02-12at Mississippi State BulldogsW 71–61McCarthy Gymnasium
1972-02-14at Ole Miss RebelsW 68–58Rebel Coliseum
1972-02-19vs Georgia BulldogsW 71–68Stokely Center
1972-02-21vs Florida GatorsW 55–52Stokely Center
1972-02-26at Alabama Crimson TideL 67–82Memorial Coliseum
1972-02-28at LSU TigersW 78–66Maravich Assembly Center
1972-03-04vs Auburn TigersW 80–70Stokely Center
1972-03-06vs Vanderbilt CommodoresW 87–74Stokely Center
1972-03-09vs Kentucky WildcatsL 66–67Stokely Center

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