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Tennessee Volunteers © |
Mississippi Rebels |
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Played November 16, 1974 at the Liberty Bowl Memphis, 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 |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| Tennessee © | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||
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Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Tennessee |
7 |
0 |
13 |
9 |
29 |
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Mississippi |
0 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
17 |
The 2-6 Mississippi Rebels of first-year coach Ken Cooper faced the 4-3-1 Tennessee Volunteers of coach Bill Battle in a game played in Memphis. Tennessee's QB Condredge Holloway threw for a touchdown & ran for another as the Volunteers coasted to a 29-17 win over the Rebels to retain The Belt. Tennessee's RB Stanley Morgan got the Volunteers on the board late in the 1st quarter when he scored on a 38-yard touchdown run. Just before halftime, Mississippi's PK Stephen Lavinghouze kicked a 31-yard field goal but the Rebels still trailed 7-3 at the intermission. The 3rd quarter was all Tennessee as RB Mike Gayles scored on a 1-yard touchdown run & Holloway scored on a 6-yard touchdown run giving the Volunteers a 20-3 advantage entering the final quarter. Early in the 4th quarter, Mississippi closed the gap with a 30-yard touchdown pass from QB Tim Ellis to WR Rick Kimbrough but Tennessee responded with a 52-yard touchdown pass from Holloway to WR Larry Seivers giving the Volunteers a 26-10 lead. Tennessee’s final points came on a 37-yard field goal by PK Ricky Townsend & Mississippi got a 6-yard touchdown pass from Ellis to TE Jim Winstead with just 0:21 to play. Holloway finished with 129 yards passing with a touchdown. Ellis finished with 126 yards passing with 2 touchdowns but an interception in the loss. Tennessee finished the season 7-3-2; ranked 20th nationally while the Rebels finished 3-8. Mississippi would play for The Belt again in 1987.
