1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1982 Tennessee Volunteers football
Peach Bowl, L 28–22 vs. Iowa
Conference Southeastern Conference
1982 record 6–5–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach Johnny Majors
Defensive coordinator Bobby Jackson
Captain Mike Cofer
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
1982 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Georgia † 6 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
#11 LSU 4 – 1 – 1     8 – 3 – 1
#14 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 1     6 – 5 – 1
Alabama 3 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 10 – 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, five losses and one tie (6–5–1 overall, 3–2–1 in the SEC) and a loss against Iowa in the Peach Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 281 points while the defense allowed 239 points.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 Duke* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 24–25   95,223
September 11 Iowa State* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 23–21   90,201
September 25 at Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL L 14–24   73,600
October 2 Washington State* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 10–3   91,744
October 9 at #18 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA T 24–24   77,448
October 16 #2 Alabama Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) W 35–28   95,342
October 23 at Georgia Tech* Grant Field • Atlanta, GA ABC L 21–31   43,182
November 6, 1982 Memphis State*dagger Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 29–3   94,903
November 13 at Ole Miss Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS W 30–17   42,274
November 20 Kentucky Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) W 28–7   93,689
November 27 at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN L 21–28   41,683
December 31 vs. Iowa* Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) CBS L 22–28   50,134
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Willie Gault Wide Receiver1 18 Chicago Bears
Darryal Wilson Wide Receiver2 47 New England Patriots
Mike Cofer Defensive End3 67 Detroit Lions
Mike Miller Defensive Back 4104 Green Bay Packers
Lee Jenkins Defensive Back 11 281 New York Giants
Ken Jones Tackle12315 Kansas City Chiefs

References

  1. ↑ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ "1983 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.