1973: UT defeats Temple 11-6...

[NeanderVol]

I saw this tidbit in a recent article on by Kieran Darcy on ESPN.com's Page 2.

Earlier, I mentioned Temple scoring just 34 points in its loss to UMass on Jan. 21 -- Temple's lowest point total since 1973. This week, I learned what happened in Temple's previous low-point game. On Dec. 15, 1973, Temple lost to Tennessee, 11-6.

The most detailed article I could find about this game is this one. The short version is that Temple was playing at Tennessee in the Volunteer Classic and Temple coach Don Casey thought his team's best chance to win was to stall (the shot clock hadn't been introduced yet). Tennessee was content to sit back in a zone defense. Thus the extremely low score. In fact, it was the lowest-scoring major college game since 1938.

Apparently, the Vols even played an intrasquad scrimmage after the game so the angry crowd would get to see a real game. Pretty wild stuff.

Given that I was 53 days old when this game was played, I don't remember it all that well. Anybody on here old enough to remember this game? It must have been boring as hell. I can see why Coach Mears was mad.

Click here for another story on the game.

 

[tidwell]

Thank God for the shot clock.

 

[USAF_Vol]

11-6

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[Vol67]

I was there.

It was a wild game. Pass, Pass, Dribble, Pass, Pass, dribble, pass, pass, pass, dribble, dribble, missed shot, rebound, dribble down court and start it all over again.

I still have the press clippings from that game.

 

[tidwell]

I bet the crowd was wild for that one, huh?

"DRIB-BLE! DRIB-BLE! DRIB-BLE!"

 

[rockydoc]

I was there.

It was a wild game. Pass, Pass, Dribble, Pass, Pass, dribble, pass, pass, pass, dribble, dribble, missed shot, rebound, dribble down court and start it all over again.

I still have the press clippings from that game.

Vol67, who was the point guard on that team? Billy Haln? Mears was the coach when I was in school and he would have his PG hold the ball at the top of the circle until the other team came out to guard him. Minutes would go by with the guy just standing with the ball. Thankfully the time clock came about.

 

[OneManGang]

There was a classic pic in the KNS the next day.

While the Temple guard is standing and dribbling, UT's center (Kosmalski?) is stretched out in the lane, lying on his side and watching!

 

[9296potsguy]

I saw this tidbit in a recent article on by Kieran Darcy on ESPN.com's Page 2.
Given that I was 53 days old when this game was played, I don't remember it all that well. Anybody on here old enough to remember this game? It must have been boring as hell. I can see why Coach Mears was mad.

Click here for another story on the game.

I was one (1) day old.

 

[NeanderVol]

I was one (1) day old.

So I guess you don't remember it very well either. :thumbsup:

Thanks for the responses, guys. I knew there had to be somebody on here who had seen the game. I'm sure glad I didn't have to sit through it. :snoring:

 

[General Jack]

I remember looking through a press guide 15-20 years ago and seeing that score... thought it was a typo!