1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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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
September 4Duke*
L 24–2595,223 September 11Iowa State*
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
W 23–2190,201 September 25at Auburn
L 14–2473,600 October 2Washington State*
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
W 10–391,744 October 9at No. 18 LSU
T 24–2477,448 October 16No. 2 Alabama
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)
W 35–2895,342 October 23at Georgia Tech*
ABCL 21–3143,182 November 6, 1982Memphis State*
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
W 29–394,903 November 13at Ole Miss
W 30–1742,274 November 20Kentucky
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)
W 28–793,689 November 27at Vanderbilt
L 21–2841,683 December 31vs. Iowa*
CBSL 22–2850,134
- 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.