1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1982 Tennessee Volunteers football
Peach Bowl, L 22–28 vs. Iowa
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record6–5–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Al Saunders (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Bobby Jackson (2nd season)
Captain Mike Cofer
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
←  1981
1983  →
1982 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Georgia $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 11 LSU 4 –1 –18 –3 –1
No. 14 Auburn 4 –2 –09 –3 –0
Vanderbilt 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Tennessee 3 –2 –16 –5 –1
Alabama 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Ole Miss 0 –6 –04 –7 –0
Kentucky 0 –6 –00 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1982 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 sixth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, five losses and one tie (6–5–1 overall, 3–2–1 in the SEC) and a loss against Iowa in the Peach Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 281 points while the defense allowed 239 points.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4 Duke *
L 24–2595,223 [1]
September 11 Iowa State *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 23–2190,201 [2]
September 25at Auburn
L 14–2473,600 [3]
October 2 Washington State *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 10–391,744 [4]
October 9at No. 18 LSU
T 24–2477,448 [5]
October 16No. 2 Alabama
W 35–2895,342 [6]
October 23at Georgia Tech *
 ABC L 21–3143,182 [7]
November 6 Memphis State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 29–394,903 [8]
November 13at Ole Miss
W 30–1742,274 [9]
November 20 Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 28–793,689 [10]
November 27at Vanderbilt
L 21–2841,683 [11]
December 31vs. Iowa *
 CBS L 22–2850,134 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Lenny Taylor Jr
QB 6 Alan Cockrell So
WR 24 Clyde Duncan Jr
WR 26 Willie Gault Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 40 Bill Bates Sr
DE 92 Reggie White Jr
DE 93 Mike Cofer Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 4 Fuad Reveiz So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

Peach Bowl

Iowa vs. Tennessee
1234Total
•Hawkeyes0217028
Volunteers7012322
    
Scoring summary
10:12TENN Alan Cockrell 6-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick)TENN 7–0
212:59IOWAMoritz 57-yard pass from Chuck Long (Nichol kick)Tied 7–7
6:58IOWA Ronnie Harmon 18-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)IOWA 14–7
2:07IOWAHarmon 8-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)IOWA 21–7
311:16TENNColeman 10-yard run (kick failed)IOWA 21–13
8:29IOWAPhillips 2-yard run (Nichol kick)IOWA 28–13
5:34TENN Willie Gault 19-yard pass from Cockrell (pass failed)IOWA 28–19
410:05TENNReveiz 27-yard field goalIOWA 28–22

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Willie Gault Wide receiver118 Chicago Bears
Darryal WilsonWide receiver247 New England Patriots
Mike Cofer Defensive end367 Detroit Lions
Mike Miller Defensive back4104 Green Bay Packers
Lee JenkinsDefensive back11281 New York Giants
Ken JonesTackle12315 Kansas City Chiefs

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References

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  12. ↑ "Hawkeyes just Peachy, 28–22!". The Des Moines Register. January 1, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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