1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1986 Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 21–14 vs. Minnesota
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Walt Harris (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Ken Donahue (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
  1985
1987  
1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 LSU $ 5 1 09 3 0
No. 6 Auburn 4 2 010 2 0
No. 9 Alabama 4 2 010 3 0
Georgia 4 2 08 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 08 3 1
Tennessee 3 3 07 5 0
Mississippi State 2 4 06 5 0
Kentucky 2 4 05 5 1
Florida 2 4 06 5 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1986 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 tenth 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 with a victory over Minnesota in the Liberty Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 293 points while the defense allowed 249 points.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6 New Mexico *No. 10W 35–2193,875 [1]
September 13 Mississippi State No. 8
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
TBS L 27–2389,897 [2]
September 27at No. 8 Auburn ABC L 8–3472,500 [3]
October 4 UTEP *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 26–1692,824 [4]
October 11 Army *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 21–2591,343 [5]
October 18No. 2 Alabama
ABCL 28–5695,115 [6]
October 25at Georgia Tech *TBSL 13–1428,432 [7]
November 8 Memphis State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 33–389,815 [8]
November 15at No. 20 Ole Miss TBSW 22–1035,000 [9]
November 22 Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 28–990,747 [10]
November 29at Vanderbilt W 35–2041,572 [11]
December 29vs. Minnesota * Raycom W 21–1451,357 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Vs. Minnesota (Liberty Bowl)

Minnesota vs. Tennessee
1234Total
Golden Gophers038314
Volunteers770721

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Bruce Wilkerson Tackle252 Los Angeles Raiders
Joey Clinkscales Wide receiver9233 Pittsburgh Steelers
Dale Jones Linebacker10262 Dallas Cowboys
Carlos ReveizKicker11302 New England Patriots

References

  1. "Lobos lose to Vols". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 7, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Felker making many believers". Hattiesburg American. September 14, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tigers put the squeeze on". The Anniston Star. September 28, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "UT win over Miners is no gem". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 5, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Vols fall in battle to Army". The Commercial Appeal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "'Bama offense destroys Vols". Johnson City Press. October 19, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Slip of toe lets Tech win 14–13". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Vols pocket 33–3 win". The Herald. November 9, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tennessee knocks out the Rebels". The Commercial Appeal. November 16, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Vols earn Liberty bid, 28–9". Kingsport Times-News. November 23, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tennessee bowls over Vanderbilt". The Jackson Sun. November 30, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Tennessee air raid sinks Gophers' rally". Chicago Tribune. December 30, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1987 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  14. "Joey Clinkscales Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.