1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1986 Tennessee Volunteers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 21–14 vs. Minnesota
Conference Southeastern Conference
1986 record 7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach Johnny Majors (10th season)
Offensive coordinator Walt Harris (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Ken Donahue (2nd season)
Captain Joey Clinkscales
Captain Dale Jones
Captain Bruce Wilkerson
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
1986 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 LSU $ 5 1 0  9 3 0
No. 6 Auburn 4 2 0  10 2 0
No. 9 Alabama 4 2 0  10 3 0
Georgia 4 2 0  8 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 0  8 3 1
Tennessee 3 3 0  7 5 0
Florida 2 4 0  6 5 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0  6 5 0
Kentucky 2 4 0  5 5 1
Vanderbilt 0 6 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1986 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 tenth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and with a victory over Minnesota in the Liberty Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 293 points while the defense allowed 249 points.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 New Mexico* No. 10 Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee W 35–21   93,875
September 13 Mississippi State No. 8 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee TBS L 27–23   89,897
September 27 at No. 8 Auburn Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama ABC L 8–34   72,500
October 4 UTEP* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee W 26–16   92,824
October 11 Army* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee L 21–25   91,343
October 18 No. 2 Alabama Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee (Third Saturday in October) ABC L 28–56   95,115
October 25 at Georgia Tech* Grant FieldAtlanta TBS L 13–14   28,432
November 8 Memphis State*dagger Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee W 33–3   89,815
November 15 at No. 20 Ole Miss Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, Mississippi TBS W 22–10   35,000
November 22 Kentucky Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel) W 28–9   90,747
November 29 at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, Tennessee W 35–20   41,572
December 29 vs. Minnesota* Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, Tennessee (Liberty Bowl) Raycom W 21–14   51,357
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Bruce WilkersonTackle252Los Angeles Raiders
Joey ClinkscalesWide receiver9233Pittsburgh Steelers
Dale JonesLinebacker10262Dallas Cowboys
Carlos ReveizKicker11302New England Patriots

References

  1. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  2. "1987 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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