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
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1984 record	7–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Walt Harris (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Marmie (2nd season)
Captains	Johnnie Jones Carl Zander
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium

1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	Washington State*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee		W 34–27	93,727
September 15	Utah*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee		W 27–21	93,077
September 22	Army*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee		T 24–24	89,639
September 29	at No. 20 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	TBS	L 10–29	75,076
October 13	No. 18 Florida	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)		L 30–43	94,016
October 20	Alabama	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (Third Saturday in October)		W 28–27	95,422
October 27	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta		W 24–21	45,167
November 10	Memphis State*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee		W 41–9	94,930
November 17	at Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi		W 41–17	34,232
November 24	Kentucky	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel)		L 12–17	93,791
December 1	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee	TBS	W 29–13	41,497
December 22	vs. No. 12 Maryland*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 27–28	50,126
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 88 Tim McGee Jr G 52 Raleigh McKenzie Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 51 Reggie McKenzie Sr LB Alvin Toles LB 45 Carl Zander Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 21 Jimmy Colquitt Sr K 4 Fuad Reveiz Sr	Head coach Johnny Majors Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Alvin Toles	Linebacker	1	24	New Orleans Saints
Carl Zander	Linebacker	2	43	Cincinnati Bengals
Johnnie Jones	Running back	5	137	Seattle Seahawks
Fuad Reveiz	Kicker	7	195	Miami Dolphins
Reggie McKenzie	Linebacker	10	275	Los Angeles Raiders
Raleigh McKenzie	Guard	11	290	Washington Redskins
Tony Simmons	Defensive end	12	318	San Diego Chargers

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References

1. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
2. "1985 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.