1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his first year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

1977 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1977 record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Avezzano (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Roper (1st season)
Captains
  • Pert Jenkins
  • Greg Jones
  • Brent Watson
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Auburn 5 –1 –0  6 –5 –0
LSU 4 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –1
Georgia 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Ole Miss 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Tennessee 1 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10California*
L 17–2784,421
September 17Boston College*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 24–1883,263
September 24Auburn
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
L 12–1484,084
October 1Oregon State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 41–1082,865
October 8Georgia Tech*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
L 8–2482,631
October 15at No. 4 Alabama
L 10–2471,000
October 22at No. 19 Florida
L 17–2767,711
November 5Memphis State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 27–1482,573
November 12vs. Ole Miss
L 14–4350,259
November 19at No. 7 Kentucky
L 17–2157,914
November 26Vanderbilt
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 42–783,146
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Kyle Aguillard
RB Kelsey Finch
TE Reggie Harper
QB Joe Hough
RB Gary Moore
QB Pat Ryan
QB Jimmy Streater
RB Nate Sumpter
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Thomas Rowsey
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Craig Colquitt
K Jim Gaylor
KR Joe Morgan
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Team players drafted into the NFL
    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
    Craig ColquittPunter376Pittsburgh Steelers
    Jesse TurnbowDefensive tackle8205Cleveland Browns
    Russ WilliamsDefensive back9250Dallas Cowboys
    Brent WatsonTackle10261Cleveland Browns
    Pat RyanQuarterback11281New York Jets

    References

    General

    • 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2012.

    Specific

    1. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 125
    2. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 101
    3. "1978 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
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