| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | George Hunt | KS | 6-1 | 215 | Sr. | Clearwater, FL | Clearwater |
| 11 | Nick Carmichael | DB | 6-0 | 180 | Soph. | Athens, GA | Lakeside |
| 12 | Chip Howard | QB | 6-2 | 166 | Soph. | Knoxville, TN | Webb |
| 13 | David Allen | DB | 6-0 | 179 | Jr. | Athens, GA | Athens |
| 16 | Jim Maxwell | QB | 6-2 | 183 | Sr. | Nashville, TN | Two Rivers |
| 17 | Phil Pierce | QB | 6-2 | 183 | Sr. | Athens, TN | McMinn Co. |
| 20 | Gary Theiler | TE | 6-0 | 215 | Sr. | Louisville, KY | DeSales |
| 21 | Dennis Chadwick | QB | 6-3 | 187 | Jr. | Decatur, GA | Decatur |
| 22 | Andy Bennett | TB | 5-11 | 181 | Sr. | Tampa, FL | Catholic |
| 23 | Merlyn Hood | WR | 5-8 | 181 | Jr. | East Moline, Ill | United Township |
| 24 | Haskel Standback | TB | 6-2 | 200 | Soph. | Kannapolis, N.C. | A.L. Brown |
| 25 | Eddie Brown | DB | 5-11 | 175 | Soph. | Guild, TN | Marion Co. |
| 30 | Gordon Turnage | DB | 6-1 | 185 | Jr. | Thomasville, N.C. | Thomasville |
| 31 | Curt Watson | FB | 6-0 | 207 | Sr. | Crossville, TN | Cumberland Co. |
| 33 | Lamar Caldwell | LB | 5-9 | 215 | Jr. | Memphis, TN | Trezevant |
| 34 | Anthony Edwards | DE | 6-1 | 195 | Sr. | Kingsport, TN | Dobyns-Bennett |
| 36 | Bill Rudder | FB | 6-0 | 210 | Soph. | Winchester, TN | Franklin Co. |
| 37 | Conrad Graham | DB | 6-1 | 184 | Jr. | Winston-Salem, N.C. | R.J. Reynolds |
| 38 | Tim Townes | DB | 5-9 | 165 | Jr. | Knoxville, TN | Beardon |
| 40 | Kevin Milam | TB | 5-11 | 190 | Jr. | Memphis, TN | Catholic |
| 41 | Steve Chancey | FB | 6-0 | 185 | Soph. | Knoxville, TN | South |
| 42 | Robert Lassiter | WR | 6-2 | 195 | Jr. | Bethpage | Gallatin |
| 43 | GeorgeSilvey | TB | 6-0 | 185 | Sr. | Nashville, TN | BGA |
| 44 | Bobby Majors | DB | 6-1 | 197 | Sr. | Sewanee, TN | Franklin, Co |
| 48 | Danny Jeffries | DB | 6-1 | 180 | Jr. | Dyersburg, TN | Dyersburg |
| 50 | Steve Urubek | C | 6-2 | 225 | Soph. | Chicago, Ill | Fenger |
| 51 | Bobby Thomas | C | 6-4 | 216 | Sr. | Brownsville, TN | Haywood Co. |
| 52 | Jackie Walker | LB | 6-0 | 200 | Sr. | Knoxville, TN | Fulton |
| 53 | Tom Johnson | C | 6-1 | 225 | Jr. | Cleveland, TN | Bradley Center |
| 54 | Ed Wilson | LB | 6-1 | 200 | Soph. | Marietta, GA | Marietta |
| 55 | Art Reynolds | LB | 6-1 | 195 | Soph. | Cincinnati, OH | Western Hills |
| 57 | Jamie Rotella | LB | 6-2 | 212 | Jr. | Verona, N.J. | Hawthorne |
| 58 | Ray Nettles | LB | 6-0 | 220 | Sr. | Jacksonville, FL | Englewood |
| 59 | Carl Johnson | DE | 6-2 | 220 | Jr. | Palatka, FL | Palatka |
| 60 | Gene Killian | OG | 6-5 | 215 | Soph. | Tampa, FL | Brandon |
| 61 | Steve Mitchell | OG | 6-0 | 210 | Soph. | Sparta, TN | White Co. |
| 62 | Claud Simonton | DE | |||||
| 63 | Dave Campbell | LB | 6-3 | 190 | Soph. | Nashville, TN | Maplewood |
| 64 | Bill Emendorfer | OG | 6-0 | 222 | Jr. | Cleveland, TN | Cleveland |
| 65 | Phillip Fulmer | OG | 6-1 | 215 | Sr. | Winchester, TN | Franklin Co. |
| 66 | Richard Earl | OT | 6-5 | 252 | Jr. | Petersburg, VA | Petersburg |
| 67 | John Wagster | DT | 6-1 | 225 | Jr. | Campbellville, KY | Campbellsville |
| 69 | Carl Witherspoon | LB | 6-1 | 205 | Jr. | Knoxville, TN | Karns |
| 73 | Gaylon Hill | OT | 6-3 | 230 | Jr. | Brownsville, TN | Haywood Co. |
| 75 | Rob Frere | DT | 6-2 | 235 | Jr. | Annandale, VA | Annandale |
| 76 | Joe Balthrop | OT | 6-3 | 235 | Sr. | Clarksville, TN | Clarksville |
| 77 | David Shaffer | OT | 6-4 | 240 | Soph. | Oak Ridge, TN | Oak Ridge |
| 79 | Mike Jones | DT | 6-3 | 225 | Soph. | Kingsport, TN | Dobyns-Bennett |
| 82 | Ken Lambert | DE | 6-3 | 190 | Soph. | Jacksonville, FL | Andrew Jackson |
| 83 | Frank Howell | DT | 5-11 | 225 | Jr. | Columbia, TN | Central |
| 84 | Sonny Leach | TE | 6-2 | 205 | Jr. | Raleigh, N.C. | Needham Broughton |
| 85 | Emmon Love | WR | 6-2 | 190 | Soph. | Oak Ridge, TN | Oak Ridge |
| 86 | Tom Bennett | DE | 6-2 | 215 | Sr. | Somerville, TN | Fayette Co. |
| 88 | Stan Trott | WR | 6-3 | 185 | Jr. | Montgomery, Ala | Sidney Lanier |
| 90 | Joe Thompson | WR | 6-0 | 180 | Sr. | Savannah, TN | Central |
| 91 | Jimmy Young | WR | 6-3 | 190 | Jr. | Franklin, KY | Franklin-Simpson |
| Ricky Molck | TE | 6-3 | 220 | Soph. | Memphis, TN | Whitehaven | |
| Doug Jarboe | WR | 6-3 | 190 | Soph. | Decatur, GA | Decatur | |
| David Somerville | WR | 6-3 | 200 | Soph. | Atlanta, GA | Dykes | |
| Tom West | WR | 6-3 | 175 | Soph. | Chattanooga, TN | Brainerd | |
| Wes Boelkens | T | 6-5 | 240 | Soph. | Elgin, Ill | Larkin | |
| Steve Cone | T | 6-0 | 225 | Soph. | Lawrenceburge, TN | Lawrence Co. | |
| Gordon Ready | G | 6-1 | 230 | Soph. | Boynton Beach, FL | Seacrest | |
| Allen Boardman | C | 6-3 | 220 | Soph. | Maryville, TN | Maryville | |
| Brian Woods | C | 6-1 | 220 | Soph. | Jacksonville, FL | Bishop Kenny | |
| Ed McDougal | QB | 6-4 | 190 | Soph. | Coral Gables, FL | Coral Gables | |
| Pike Jones | TB | 6-1 | 180 | Soph. | Charlotte, N.C. | Myers Park | |
| Sid Witherington | TB | 5-11 | 180 | Soph. | Munford, TN | Munford | |
| Terry Russell | KS | 6-1 | 185 | Jr. | Maryville, TN | Everett | |
| Charles Campbell | E | 6-4 | 190 | Soph. | Jackson, TN | Jackson | |
| Vernon Pauls | T | 6-2 | 220 | Soph. | Chattanooga, TN | Brainerd | |
| Ken Stansell | T | 6-1 | 206 | Soph. | Chattanooga, TN | Brainerd | |
| Bob Kennison | LB | 6-1 | 225 | Soph. | Tampa, FL | H.B. Plant | |
| Bill McGlothlin | LB | 6-0 | 195 | Jr. | Portland, TN | Portland | |
| Greg Pennekamp | LB | 6-2 | 193 | Soph. | Chaleston, S.C. | St. Andrews | |
| Ken Rucker | LB | 5-11 | 215 | Soph. | Morristown, TN | Morristown East | |
| Johnny Thompson | LB | 5-11 | 189 | Jr. | Niota, TN | McMinn Co. | |
| Jimmy Allen | B | 6-2 | 200 | Jr. | Vincennes, IND | Lincoln | |
| Steve Brauchle | B | 6-0 | 171 | Soph. | Bioloxi, Miss | Notre Dame | |
| Jeff Flowers | B | 6-2 | 165 | Soph. | Dothan, ALA | Dothan | |
| Jim Richardson | B | 6-3 | 197 | Soph. | Jackson, TN | Jackson | |
| Wayne Spain | B | 6-0 | 195 | Sr. | Jackson, TN | Jackson |
