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1984 Tennessee Volunteers football
Sun Bowl, L 28–27 vs. Maryland
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWalt Harris (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Marmie (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Florida 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 15 LSU 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 14 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
No. 19 Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Vanderbilt 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Alabama 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC subsequently vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the conference championship.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1984 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 eighth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, four losses and one tie (7–4–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and a loss against Maryland in the Sun Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 327 points while the defense allowed 276 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1Washington State*
W 34–2793,727
September 15Utah*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 27–2193,077
September 22Army*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
T 24–2489,639
September 29at No. 20 Auburn
TBSL 10–2975,076
October 13No. 18 Florida
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
L 30–4394,016
October 20Alabama
W 28–2795,422
October 27at Georgia Tech*
W 24–2145,167
November 10Memphis State*dagger
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 41–994,930
November 17at Ole Miss
W 41–1734,232
November 24Kentucky
L 12–1793,791
December 1at Vanderbilt
TBSW 29–1341,497
December 22vs. No. 12 Maryland*
CBSL 27–2850,126
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 88 Tim McGee Jr
G 52 Raleigh McKenzie Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 51 Reggie McKenzie Sr
LB Alvin Toles
LB 45 Carl Zander Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 21 Jimmy Colquitt Sr
K 4 Fuad Reveiz Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Alvin Toles Linebacker 1 24 New Orleans Saints
Carl Zander Linebacker 2 43 Cincinnati Bengals
Johnnie Jones Running back 5 137 Seattle Seahawks
Fuad Reveiz Kicker 7 195 Miami Dolphins
Reggie McKenzie Linebacker 10 275 Los Angeles Raiders
Raleigh McKenzie Guard 11 290 Washington Redskins
Tony Simmons Defensive end 12 318 San Diego Chargers

References

  1. ^ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "1985 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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