1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team
| 1982 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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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 |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||
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| September 4 | Duke* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | L 24–25 | 95,223 | |||||
| September 11 | Iowa State* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 23–21 | 90,201 | |||||
| September 25 | at Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama | L 14–24 | 73,600 | |||||
| October 2 | Washington State* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 10–3 | 91,744 | |||||
| October 9 | at No. 18 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | T 24–24 | 77,448 | |||||
| October 16 | No. 2 Alabama | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee (Third Saturday in October) | W 35–28 | 95,342 | |||||
| October 23 | at Georgia Tech* | Grant Field • Atlanta | ABC | L 21–31 | 43,182 | ||||
| November 6, 1982 | Memphis State* |
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 29–3 | 94,903 | |||||
| November 13 | at Ole Miss | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi | W 30–17 | 42,274 | |||||
| November 20 | Kentucky | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel) | W 28–7 | 93,689 | |||||
| November 27 | at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee | L 21–28 | 41,683 | |||||
| December 31 | vs. Iowa* | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta (Peach Bowl) | CBS | L 22–28 | 50,134 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
- 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.
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