1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1979 Tennessee Volunteers football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 22–27 vs. Purdue
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joe Avezzano (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Frank Emanuel (1st season)
Captains
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 –0 –012 –0 –0
Georgia 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
No. 16 Auburn 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
LSU 4 –2 –07 –5 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –07 –5 –0
Kentucky 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Ole Miss 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
Florida 0 –6 –00 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1979 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 third 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 a loss against Purdue in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Boston College *
W 28–1630,150 [1]
September 22 Utah *
W 51–1885,783 [2]
September 29 Auburn
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 35–1785,936 [3]
October 6vs. Mississippi State No. 19
L 9–2848,820 [4]
October 13 Georgia Tech *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 31–085,524 [5]
October 20at No. 1 Alabama No. 18
L 17–2777,665 [6]
November 3 Rutgers *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 17
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 7–1384,265 [7]
November 10No. 13 Notre Dame *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 40–1886,489 [8]
November 17at Ole Miss No. 19
L 20–4455,760 [9]
November 24at Kentucky
W 20–1757,950 [10]
December 1 Vanderbilt
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 31–1084,142 [11]
December 31vs. No. 12 Purdue *
 Mizlou L 22–2740,542 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 34James BerrySo
G 64Roy CunninghamFr
RB 43Terry DanielsSo
WR 24Clyde DuncanFr
WR 26 Willie Gault Fr
WR 28 Anthony Hancock So
TE 85Reggie HarperJr
WR 4Phil IngramJr
OT 78 Tim Irwin Jr
G 68Mike JesterJr
C 59Alan LynnSr
G 70Bill MarrenSr
RB 33Gary MooreSr
C 73Lee NorthSo
QB 5Jeff OlszewskiSo
QB 8David RudderSr
RB 32Hubert SimpsonJr
QB 6 Jimmy Streater Sr
OT 67Phil SuttonSr
G 71Jay WilliamsJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 42Val BarksdaleJr
DB 40 Bill Bates Fr
DE 93Mike CoferFr
DE 57Steve DavisSr
DB 26 Greg Gaines Jr
DE 84Brian IngramJr
S 14 Roland James Sr
DB 29Danny MartinJr
DT 60Jim NoonanSr
LB 44 Craig Puki Sr
LB 50 Danny Spradlin Jr
DE 83John WadeFr
DT 90Brad WhiteJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 10Alan DuncanJr
P 49Dale SchnitmanSr
P 20John WarrenFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

At Kentucky

1234Total
• Tennessee377320
Kentucky0140317
Scoring summary
Q1TENNDuncan 30 yard field goalTENN 3–0
Q2TENNSimpson 12 yard pass from Olszewski (Duncan kick)TENN 10–0
Q2UKJones 57 yard run (kick failed)TEN 10–6
Q2UKWilson 9 yard pass from Henry (Jones run)UK 14–10
Q3TENNBerry 2 yard run (Duncan kick)TENN 17–14
Q4UKStreim 25 yard field goalTie 17–17
Q4:05TENNDuncan 25 yard field goalTENN 20–17

[13]

Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt Commodores (1–9) at Tennessee Volunteers (6–4)
Quarter1234Total
Vanderbilt1000010
Tennessee00211031

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 1
  • Game attendance: 84,142
  • [14]
Game information
  • Jimmy Streater became school's all-time leading passer

Bluebonnet Bowl (vs. Purdue)

1234Total
•Purdue0147627
Tennessee0016622
Scoring summary
2PurdueBen McCall 6-yard run (John Seibel kick)Purdue 7-0
2PurdueBart Burrell 12-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (John Seibel kick)Purdue 14-0
3PurdueDave Young 12-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (John Seibel kick)Purdue 21-0
3TennesseeGlenn Ford 8-yard pass from Jimmy Streater (pass failed)Purdue 21-6
4TennesseeJames Berry 15-yard pass from Phil Ingram (Hubert Simpson run)Purdue 21-14
4TennesseeHubert Simpson 1-yard run (Hubert Simpson pass from Jimmy Streater)Tennessee 22-21
4PurdueDave Young 17-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (pass failed)Purdue 27-22

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Roland James Defensive Back114 New England Patriots
Craig Puki Linebacker377 San Francisco 49ers

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