1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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.

1984 Tennessee Volunteers football
Sun Bowl, L 28–27 vs. Maryland
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1984 record7–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWalt Harris (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Marmie (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Florida 5 –0 –1  9 –1 –1
No. 15 LSU $ 4 –1 –1  8 –3 –1
No. 14 Auburn 4 –2 –0  9 –4 –0
Georgia 4 –2 –0  7 –4 –1
No. 19 Kentucky 3 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –0  7 –4 –1
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Alabama 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 was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC subsequently vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the conference championship.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1Washington State*
W 34–2793,727
September 15Utah*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 27–2193,077
September 22Army*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
T 24–2489,639
September 29at No. 20 Auburn
TBSL 10–2975,076
October 13No. 18 Florida
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
L 30–4394,016
October 20Alabama
W 28–2795,422
October 27at Georgia Tech*
W 24–2145,167
November 10Memphis State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 41–994,930
November 17at Ole Miss
W 41–1734,232
November 24Kentucky
L 12–1793,791
December 1at Vanderbilt
TBSW 29–1341,497
December 22vs. No. 12 Maryland*
CBSL 27–2850,126
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Vince Carter
WR Joey Clinkscales
TE John Cook
RB B.B. Cooper
RB Kenneth Cooper
QB Daryl Dickey
OL David Douglas
WR Bill Eichholtz
RB William Howard
RB Johnnie Jones
OL Bill Mayo
WR 88 Tim McGee Jr
OG 52 Raleigh McKenzie Sr
RB Jim Miller
RB Pete Pansuka
QB Tony Robinson
TE Jeff Smith
WR Eric Swanson
OL Todd Upton
OL Bruce Wilkerson
RB Charles Wilson
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Charles Benton
DB Terry Brown
DB Charles Davis
DL Jim Dunkin
LB Dale Jones
LB 51 Reggie McKenzie Sr
DB Victor Peppers
DL Robby Scott
DL Tony Simmons
DB Tommy Sims
LB Alvin Toles
LB 45 Carl Zander Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 21 Jimmy Colquitt Sr
K 4 Fuad Reveiz Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Season summary

Florida
See also: 1984 Florida Gators football team
Florida Gators (3–1–1) at Tennessee Volunteers (2–1–1)
1 2 34Total
Florida 13 10 02043
Tennessee 10 3 31430

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 13
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 94,016
  • [2]

Actor David Keith led the team on the field through the 'T'.

Team players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Alvin TolesLinebacker124New Orleans Saints
Carl ZanderLinebacker243Cincinnati Bengals
Johnnie JonesRunning back5137Seattle Seahawks
Fuad ReveizKicker7195Miami Dolphins
Reggie McKenzieLinebacker10275Los Angeles Raiders
Raleigh McKenzieGuard11290Washington Redskins
Tony SimmonsDefensive end12318San Diego Chargers

References
  1. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  2. Gainesville Sun. 1984 Oct 14. Pg. 8F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-05.
  3. "1985 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.