1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1984 Tennessee Volunteers football

Sun Bowl, L 28–27 vs. Maryland
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1984 record	7–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors
Offensive coordinator	Walt Harris
Defensive coordinator	Larry Marmie
Captain	Johnnie Jones
Captain	Carl Zander
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium

1984 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Florida $	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
#15 LSU	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
#14 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
#19 Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Alabama	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	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's title was later vacated by the SEC. 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
September 1	Washington State*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 34–27	93,727
September 15	Utah*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 27–21	93,077
September 22	Army*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		T 24–24	89,639
September 29	at No. 20 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	TBS	L 10–29	75,076
October 13	No. 18 Florida	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)		L 30–43	94,016
October 20	Alabama	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)		W 28–27	95,422
October 27	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		W 24–21	45,167
November 10	Memphis State*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 41–9	94,930
November 17	at Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		W 41–17	34,232
November 24	Kentucky	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)		L 12–17	93,791
December 1	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	TBS	W 29–13	41,497
December 22	vs. No. 12 Maryland*	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 27–28	50,126
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Reference:^[1]

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

Reference:^[2]

References

↑ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
↑ "1985 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues	Shields-Watkins Field (1921-1962) Neyland Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band Battle at Bristol Hail Mary between the Hedges

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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