1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1984 Tennessee Volunteers football
Sun Bowl, L 27–28 vs. Maryland
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Walt Harris (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Marmie (2nd season)
Captains	Johnnie Jones Carl Zander
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Seasons ←  1983 1985  →

1984 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Washington State *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 34–27	93,727	[1]
September 15	Utah *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 27–21	93,077	[2]
September 22	Army *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		T 24–24	89,639	[3]
September 29	at No. 20 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	TBS	L 10–29	75,076	[4]
October 13	No. 18 Florida	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		L 30–43	94,016	[5]
October 20	Alabama	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)		W 28–27	95,422	[6]
October 27	at Georgia Tech *	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 24–21	45,167	[7]
November 10	Memphis State *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 41–9	94,930	[8]
November 17	at Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		W 41–17	34,232	[9]
November 24	Kentucky	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		L 12–17	93,791	[10]
December 1	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	TBS	W 29–13	41,497	[11]
December 22	vs. No. 12 Maryland *	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 27–28	50,126	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Florida

See also: 1984 Florida Gators football team

Florida Gators (3–1–1) at Tennessee Volunteers (2–1–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	13	10	0	20	43
Tennessee	10	3	3	14	30

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: October 13
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 94,016
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Game information

First quarter UT – Tim McGee 52-yard pass from Tony Robinson (Fuad Reveiz kick). Tennessee 7–0. Drive: FLA – Frankie Neal 50-yard pass from Kerwin Bell (Bobby Raymond kick), 1:28. Tie 7–7. Drive: UT – Fuad Reveiz 26-yard field goal. Tennessee 10–7. Drive: FLA – Neal Anderson 80-yard run (kick failed). Florida 13–10. Drive: Second quarter UT – Fuad Reveiz 40-yard field goal. Tie 13–13. Drive: FLA – Chris Perkins 51-yard field goal. Florida 16–13. Drive: FLA – Ricky Nattiel 8-yard run (Bobby Raymond kick). Florida 23–13. Drive: 16 plays. Third quarter UT – Fuad Reveiz 35-yard field goal. Florida 23–16. Drive: Fourth quarter FLA – Bobby Raymond 42-yard field goal. Florida 26–16. Drive: FLA – Bobby Raymond 41-yard field goal. Florida 29–16. Drive: UT – Joey Clinkscales 48-yard pass from Tony Robinson (Fuad Reveiz kick). Florida 29–23. Drive: FLA – Ray McDonald 13-yard pass from Kerwin Bell (Bobby Raymond kick). Florida 36–23. Drive: UT – Johnnie Jones 4-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick), 7:23. Florida 36–30. Drive: FLA – John L. Williams 47-yard run (Bobby Raymond kick), 0:54. Florida 43–30. Drive: Top passers FLA – Kerwin Bell – 9/12, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT UT – Tony Robinson – 29/43, 371 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers FLA – Neal Anderson – 23 rushes, 178 yards, TD UT – Johnnie Jones – 17 rushes, 94 yards, TD Top receivers FLA – John L. Williams – 4 receptions, 96 yards UT – Tim McGee – 10 receptions, 157 yards, TD

Actor David Keith led the team on the field through the 'T'.

Personnel

1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 3 Nate Middlebrooks Fr WR 6 Tony Nelson Fr WR 9 Vince Carter Fr WR 10 Bill Eichholtz Sr QB 10 Tony Robinson Jr QB 11 Daryl Dickey Jr QB 12 Randy Sanders Fr WR 13 Jerome Jimmerson Sr QB 17 Greg Hargis Fr WR 18 Troy Hale So QB 19 Jeff Francis Fr WR 23 Wesley Pryor So RB 24 Rodney Ballard Fr RB 25 Jim Miller So RB 28 Keith Davis Fr RB 30 B.B. Cooper Sr RB 32 Charles Wilson Fr RB 33 Johnnie Jones Sr RB 34 Jesse Martin Fr RB 35 William Howard Fr WR 36 Pete Pansuka So RB 38 Reggie Brown Fr RB 43 Sam Henderson Jr G 52 Raleigh McKenzie Sr G 58 Bob Jenkins Fr G 63 Randy Atchley Sr G 63 Phil Stuart Fr C 66 Todd Kirk Fr G 67 Bill Mayo Sr OT 68 Bruce Wilkerson So C 69 Johnny Hibbett So OL 70 Todd Upton Sr G 72 Ray Robinson Fr C 73 Joel Farmer Jr G 74 David Moon Sr G 76 Harry Galbreath Fr OT 78 David Douglas Jr OT 79 Tony Bartley Fr WR 80 Laron Brown So TE 81 Jeff Smith Sr TE 84 Bruce Garrett So WR 86 Terry McDaniel Fr WR 87 Joey Clinkscales So WR 88 Tim McGee Jr TE 89 Tim Hendrix So TE 90 John Cook Sr TE 91 Eric Melching Fr WR Eric Swanson	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Andre Creamer Fr OLB 1 Darell Jones Fr DB 5 Xavier Cook Jr DB 7 Chris White Sr DB 8 Victor Peppers Fr DB 14 Terry Brown So DB 15 Jack Sells Sr DB 16 Tommy Sims Jr DB 20 Charles Benton So DB 22 Charles Davis So DB 26 Vernon Bass Fr DB 29 Vince Clark Sr ILB 31 Jim Dunkin Sr DB 37 Bryan Coffey Fr DB 38 Eugene McIntyer Fr ILB 39 Duan Henry Jr DB 39 Tim Welch Jr ILB 40 Lavoisier Fisher Jr DB 41 Tony Miller Fr ILB 42 Joe Cofer Jr LB 44 Alvin Toles Sr LB 45 Carl Zander Sr ILB 46 Jesse Messimer Fr ILB 47 Doug Jones Fr ILB 48 David Walker Fr ILB 49 Kelly Ziegler Fr LB 51 Reggie McKenzie Sr OLB 53 Otis Coffey Fr LB 54 Dale Jones Jr OLB 55 Bryan Kimbro Fr DT 59 Mark Hovanic Fr DT 60 Tony Williams So DT 61 Gordon Roberts Fr DT 64 Steve Douglas So MG 65 Robby Scott So ILB 69 David Dodd Fr LB 71 Darrin Miller Fr DT 73 John Bruhin So DT 77 Richard Cooper Fr OLB 82 Charles Kimbrough Fr DT 82 Daryle Smith So DE 83 Ricky Holt Sr DT 94 Arthur Davis Fr DE 94 Johnny McAdams Sr MG 95 Fred Bennett Fr OLB 96 Tyrone Robinson So DT 97 Orlando Reyes Fr DE 97 Tony Simmons Sr MG 98 Richard Brown Fr DT 99 Allen King Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 4 Fuad Reveiz Sr P 21 Jimmy Colquitt Sr	Head coach Johnny Majors Coordinators/assistant coaches Walt Harris –Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Doug Mathews –Running backs Kippy Brown –Wide receivers David Cutcliffe –Tight ends Phillip Fulmer –Offensive line Larry Marmie –Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers Bill Shaw –Defensive line Mel Foels –Outside linebackers Ron Zook –Defensive backs Gerald Brown –Graduate assistant Dennis Therrell –Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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

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References

1. "Tennessee spoils Cougars' opener 34–27". Tri-City Herald. September 2, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Vols hold back Utes". The Daily Spectrum. September 16, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cadets, Vols play to 24–24 tie". Poughkeepsie Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Auburn overcomes mistakes to bury Tennessee". The Selma Times-Journal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bombs away! Gators burn Vols 43–30". News-Press. October 14, 1984. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Vols ignite to edge past Alabama by 1". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 21, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tennessee goes to wire in win". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Vols rip Tigers, nab 41–9 win". The Tennessean. November 11, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Vols wreck Ole Miss, 41–17". The Greenville News. November 18, 1984. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cats bowl bound after hanging on to tip Volunteers". Messenger-Inquirer. November 25, 1984. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tennessee continues domination of Vandy". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. December 2, 1984. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Sun shines on Terps, Sun Bowl, record crowd". The El Paso Times. December 23, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
13. Gainesville Sun. 1984 Oct 14. Pg. 8F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-05.
14. "1985 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
15. "The New Orleans Saints took Tennessee linebacker Alvin Toles in the first round of Tuesday's NFL draft". UPI. April 30, 1985. Retrieved December 13, 2024.