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).
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| 1980 record | 5–6 (3–3 SEC) |
| Head coach | Johnny Majors (4th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Bill Pace (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bobby Jackson (1st season) |
| Captain | Jim Noonan |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | No. 16 Georgia | L 15–16 | 95,288 | ||
| September 13 | No. 5 USC* |
| ESPN | L 17–20 | 95,049 |
| September 20 | Washington State* |
| W 35–23 | 93,520 | |
| September 27 | at No. 18 Auburn | W 42–0 | 75,942 | ||
| October 11 | at Georgia Tech* |
| W 23–10 | 50,127 | |
| October 18 | No. 1 Alabama |
| ABC | L 0–27 | 96,748 |
| October 25 | No. 12 Pittsburgh* |
| L 6–30 | 94,008 | |
| November 1 | Virginia* |
| L 13–16 | 94,333 | |
| November 15 | vs. Ole Miss | L 9–20 | 50,033 | ||
| November 22 | Kentucky |
| W 45–14 | 90,244 | |
| November 29 | at Vanderbilt |
| W 51–13 | 31,100 | |
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Roster
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Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Tim Irwin | Tackle | 3 | 74 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Danny Spradlin | Linebacker | 5 | 137 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Alan Duncan | Kicker | 7 | 174 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Hubert Simpson | Running back | 10 | 258 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Brad White | Nose tackle | 12 | 310 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
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References
General
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
Specific
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 125
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 101
- "1981 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
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