1978 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1978 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joe Avezzano (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Roper (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 16 Georgia 5 –0 –19 –2 –1
Auburn 3 –2 –16 –4 –1
LSU 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –05 –5 –1
Florida 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Ole Miss 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –04 –6 –1
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1978 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 second year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16No. 9 UCLA *
L 0–1385,897 [1]
September 23 Oregon State *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
T 13–1382,048 [2]
September 30at Auburn
ABC L 10–2950,136 [3]
October 7 Army *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 31–1381,887 [4]
October 21No. 4 Alabama
L 17–3085,436 [5]
October 28vs. Mississippi State
L 21–3440,879 [6]
November 4 Duke *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 34–083,098 [7]
November 11at No. 14 Notre Dame *
L 14–3159,075 [8]
November 18 Ole Miss Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 41–1783,210 [9]
November 24 Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 29–1484,926 [10]
December 2at Vanderbilt
W 41–1535,263 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Robert Shaw Center127 Dallas Cowboys
Jeff MooreWide receiver358 Los Angeles Rams
Kelsey FinchRunning back12311 New Orleans Saints

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References

  1. ↑ Purdy, Mark (September 17, 1978). "Brown, Bashore lead the Bruins past Vols, 13–0". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee Vols rally to tie Oregon State in 13–13 game". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 24, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Everything goes right for Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. October 1, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tennessee dumps Army 31–13". The Herald Statesman. October 8, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Vols fall prey to Tide 30–17". The Tennessean. October 22, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bulldog Halloween trick bag filled with Vol treats". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Big play offense lifts Vols". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Irish display Sole". The Indianapolis Star. November 12, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Vols romp". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 19, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ F.M. Williams (November 26, 1978). "Duncan's Foot Lifts Vol Fortunes". The Tennessean. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Volunteers rip Vandy by 41–15". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1979 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
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