1981 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1981 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1981 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 fifth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 3–3 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 244 points while the defense allowed 265 points.
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Garden State Bowl champion | |
Garden State Bowl, W 28–21 vs. Wisconsin | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| 1981 record | 8–4 (3–3 SEC) |
| Head coach | Johnny Majors (5th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Bill Pace (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bobby Jackson (2nd season) |
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| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
| 1981 Southeastern Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Georgia + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Alabama + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | at No. 10 Georgia | L 0–44 | 79,600 | ||
| September 12 | at No. 5 USC* | L 7–43 | 62,147 | ||
| September 19 | Colorado State* | W 42–0 | 93,972 | ||
| September 26 | Auburn |
| W 10–7 | 92,612 | |
| October 10 | Georgia Tech* |
| W 10–7 | 94,478 | |
| October 17 | at No. 15 Alabama | L 19–38 | 78,550 | ||
| October 24 | at Memphis State* | W 28–9 | 51,668 | ||
| November 7 | Wichita State* |
| W 24–21 | 94,155 | |
| November 14 | Ole Miss |
| W 28–20 | 90,955 | |
| November 21 | at Kentucky |
| L 10–21 | 54,604 | |
| November 28 | Vanderbilt |
| W 38–34 | 92,824 | |
| December 13 | vs. Wisconsin* | Mizlou | W 28–21 | 53,220 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–3 | 1980 | L 17–20 |
vs. Wisconsin (Garden State Bowl)
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Anthony Hancock | Wide Receiver | 1 | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Brian Ingram | Linebacker | 4 | 111 | New England Patriots |
| LeMont Holt Jeffers | Linebacker | 6 | 153 | Washington Redskins |
| Terry Daniels | 10 | 265 | Washington Redskins | |
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References
- "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- "1982 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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