1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1980 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bill Pace (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Bobby Jackson (1st season)
CaptainJim Noonan
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Georgia $ 6 –0 –012 –0 –0
No. 19 Mississippi State 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 6 Alabama 5 –1 –010 –2 –0
LSU 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Florida 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Ole Miss 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Kentucky 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Auburn 0 –6 –05 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1980 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 fourth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6No. 16 Georgia
L 15–1695,288 [1]
September 13No. 5 USC *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
 ESPN L 17–2095,049 [2]
September 20 Washington State *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 35–2393,520 [3]
September 27at No. 18 Auburn
W 42–075,942 [4]
October 11at Georgia Tech *
W 23–1050,127 [5]
October 18No. 1 Alabama
ABC L 0–2796,748 [6]
October 25No. 12 Pittsburgh *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 6–3094,008 [7]
November 1 Virginia *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 13–1694,333 [8]
November 15vs. Ole Miss
L 9–2050,033 [9]
November 22 Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 45–1490,244 [10]
November 29at Vanderbilt
W 51–1331,100 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 26 Willie Gault So
WR 28 Anthony Hancock Jr
OT 78 Tim Irwin Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 40 Bill Bates So
LB 50 Danny Spradlin Sr
DE 92 Reggie White Fr
DE 93 Mike Cofer So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 10Alan DuncanSr
P 20John WarrenSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Tim Irwin Tackle374 Minnesota Vikings
Danny SpradlinLinebacker5137 Dallas Cowboys
Alan DuncanKicker7174 Philadelphia Eagles
Hubert SimpsonRunning back10258 Cincinnati Bengals
Brad WhiteNose tackle12310 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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References

  1. ↑ "Walker rallies Georgia past Vols". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 7, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Trojans win by a Hipp and a foot". The Daily Breeze. September 14, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Cougars' comeback is short". The Tacoma News Tribune. September 21, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tennessee bombs Auburn 42–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 28, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Vols find a 'foot' the best weapon". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 12, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Alabama overwhelms Tennessee". The Tennessean. October 19, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Sub quarterback Trocano paces Pitt victory 30–6". The Morning News. October 26, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Virginia whips Vols". The Daily News Leader. November 2, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Ole Miss dumps Vols, 20–9". Kingsport Times-News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tennessee plays UK breakdown to tune of 45–14 win". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Devastating finish: 51–13 Vol explosion". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 30, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1981 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
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