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1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Florida 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" 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

September 6New Mexico*No. 10

W 35–2193,875 September 13Mississippi StateNo. 8

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN

TBSL 27–2389,897 September 27at No. 8 Auburn

ABCL 8–3472,500 October 4UTEP*

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN

W 26–1692,824 October 11Army*

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN

L 21–2591,343 October 18No. 2 Alabama

ABCL 28–5695,115 October 25at Georgia Tech*

TBSL 13–1428,432 November 8Memphis State*dagger

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN

W 33–389,815 November 15at No. 20 Ole Miss

TBSW 22–1035,000 November 22Kentucky

W 28–990,747 November 29at Vanderbilt

W 35–2041,572 December 29vs. Minnesota*

RaycomW 21–1451,357

Template:CFB Schedule End

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bruce Wilkerson Tackle 2 52 Los Angeles Raiders
Joey Clinkscales Wide Receiver 9 233 Pittsburgh Steelers
Dale Jones Linebacker 10 262 Dallas Cowboys
Carlos Reveiz Kicker 11 302 New 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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