1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1984 Tennessee Volunteers football
Sun Bowl, L 28–27 vs. Maryland
Conference Southeastern Conference
1984 record 7–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach Johnny Majors
Offensive coordinator Walt Harris
Defensive coordinator Larry Marmie
Captain Johnnie Jones
Captain Carl Zander
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
1984 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Florida † 5 – 0 – 1     9 – 1 – 1
#15 LSU 4 – 1 – 1     8 – 3 – 1
#14 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0     9 – 4 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 1
#19 Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 1
Alabama 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
† – Conference champion
  • Florida's title was later vacated by the SEC.
    Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1984 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 eighth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, four losses and one tie (7–4–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and a loss against Maryland in the Sun Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 327 points while the defense allowed 276 points.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 Washington State* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 34–27   93,727
September 15 Utah* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 27–21   93,077
September 22 Army* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN T 24–24   89,639
September 29 at #20 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL TBS L 10–29   75,076
October 13 #18 Florida Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) L 30–43   94,016
October 20 Alabama Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) W 28–27   95,422
October 27 at Georgia Tech* Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 24–21   45,167
November 10 Memphis State*dagger Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 41–9   94,930
November 17 at Ole Miss Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS W 41–17   34,232
November 24 Kentucky Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) L 12–17   93,791
December 1 at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN TBS W 29–13   41,497
December 22 vs. #12 Maryland* Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) CBS L 27–28   50,126
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Alvin Toles Linebacker 1 24 New Orleans Saints
Carl Zander Linebacker 2 43 Cincinnati Bengals
Johnnie Jones Running Back5 137 Seattle Seahawks
Fuad Reveiz Kicker 7 195 Miami Dolphins
Reggie McKenzie Linebacker 10 275 Los Angeles Raiders
Raleigh McKenzie Guard 11 290 Washington Redskins
Tony Simmons Defensive End12 318 San Diego Chargers

References

  1. ↑ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ "1985 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.