1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1982 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 sixth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, five losses and one tie (6–5–1 overall, 3–2–1 in the SEC) and a loss against Iowa in the Peach Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 281 points while the defense allowed 239 points.

1982 Tennessee Volunteers football
Peach Bowl, L 28–22 vs. Iowa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1982 record6–5–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBobby Jackson (3rd season)
CaptainMike Cofer
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1982 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Georgia $ 6 0 0  11 1 0
No. 11 LSU 4 1 1  8 3 1
No. 14 Auburn 4 2 0  9 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 2 0  8 4 0
Tennessee 3 2 1  6 5 1
Alabama 3 3 0  8 4 0
Florida 3 3 0  8 4 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0  5 6 0
Ole Miss 0 6 0  4 7 0
Kentucky 0 6 0  0 10 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4Duke*L 24–2595,223
September 11Iowa State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 23–2190,201
September 25at AuburnL 14–2473,600
October 2Washington State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 10–391,744
October 9at No. 18 LSUT 24–2477,448
October 16No. 2 Alabama
W 35–2895,342
October 23at Georgia Tech*ABCL 21–3143,182
November 6, 1982Memphis State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 29–394,903
November 13at Ole MissW 30–1742,274
November 20Kentucky
W 28–793,689
November 27at VanderbiltL 21–2841,683
December 31vs. Iowa*CBSL 22–2850,134
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Lenny Taylor Jr
QB 6 Alan Cockrell So
WR 24 Clyde Duncan Jr
WR 26 Willie Gault Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 40 Bill Bates Sr
DE 92 Reggie White Jr
DE 93 Mike Cofer Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 4 Fuad Reveiz So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Game summaries

Iowa State


Alabama


Vanderbilt


Peach Bowl

Iowa vs. Tennessee
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 2170 28
Volunteers 7 0123 22


Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Willie GaultWide receiver118Chicago Bears
Darryal WilsonWide receiver247New England Patriots
Mike CoferDefensive end367Detroit Lions
Mike MillerDefensive back4104Green Bay Packers
Lee JenkinsDefensive back11281New York Giants
Ken JonesTackle12315Kansas City Chiefs

References

  1. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  2. "1983 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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