1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1980 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 fourth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).

1980 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1980 record5–6 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Pace (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Jackson (1st season)
CaptainJim Noonan
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1980 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Georgia $ 6 0 0  12 0 0
No. 19 Mississippi State 5 1 0  9 3 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 1 0  10 2 0
LSU 4 2 0  7 4 0
Florida 4 2 0  8 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 0  5 6 0
Ole Miss 2 4 0  3 8 0
Kentucky 1 5 0  3 8 0
Auburn 0 6 0  5 6 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 6No. 16 GeorgiaL 15–1695,288
September 13No. 5 USC*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
ESPNL 17–2095,049
September 20Washington State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 35–2393,520
September 27at No. 18 AuburnW 42–075,942
October 11at Georgia Tech*W 23–1050,127
October 18No. 1 Alabama
ABCL 0–2796,748
October 25No. 12 Pittsburgh*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
L 6–3094,008
November 1Virginia*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
L 13–1694,333
November 15vs. Ole MissL 9–2050,033
November 22Kentucky
W 45–1490,244
November 29at VanderbiltW 51–1331,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 26 Willie Gault So
WR 28 Anthony Hancock Jr
T 78 Tim Irwin Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 40 Bill Bates So
LB 50 Danny Spradlin Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 10 Alan Duncan Sr
P 20 John Warren So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Tim IrwinTackle374Minnesota Vikings
Danny SpradlinLinebacker5137Dallas Cowboys
Alan DuncanKicker7174Philadelphia Eagles
Hubert SimpsonRunning back10258Cincinnati Bengals
Brad WhiteNose tackle12310Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

General

  • 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.

Specific

  1. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 125
  2. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 101
  3. "1981 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
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