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 (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bobby Jackson (3rd season)
Captain	Mike Cofer
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium

1982 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 11 LSU	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
No. 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^#	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 No. 18 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		T 24–24	77,448
October 16	No. 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*	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. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Reference:^[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Willie Gault	Wide Receiver	1	18	Chicago Bears
Darryal Wilson	Wide Receiver	2	47	New England Patriots
Mike Cofer	Defensive End	3	67	Detroit Lions
Mike Miller	Defensive Back	4	104	Green Bay Packers
Lee Jenkins	Defensive Back	11	281	New York Giants
Ken Jones	Tackle	12	315	Kansas City Chiefs

References:^[2]

References

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

Tennessee Volunteers football
Venues	Waite Field (1892-1920) Shields-Watkins Field (1921-1962) Neyland Stadium (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band Battle at Bristol
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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