1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.; Rankings from AP Poll

1977 Tennessee Volunteers football
1977 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1977 record	4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Avezzano (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bobby Roper (1st season)
Captains	Pert Jenkins; Greg Jones; Brent Watson;
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his first year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	California*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	L 17–27	84,421
September 17	Boston College*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 24–18	83,263
September 24	Auburn	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	L 12–14	84,084
October 1	Oregon State*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 41–10	82,865
October 8	Georgia Tech*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	L 8–24	82,631
October 15	at No. 4 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama (Third Saturday in October)	L 10–24	71,000
October 22	at No. 19 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida (rivalry)	L 17–27	67,711
November 5	Memphis State*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 27–14	82,573
November 12	vs. Ole Miss	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	L 14–43	50,259
November 19	at No. 7 Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel)	L 17–21	57,914
November 26	Vanderbilt	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 42–7	83,146
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE		Kyle Aguillard
RB		Kelsey Finch
TE		Reggie Harper
QB		Joe Hough
RB		Gary Moore
QB		Pat Ryan
QB		Jimmy Streater
RB		Nate Sumpter

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Thomas Rowsey

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Craig Colquitt
K		Jim Gaylor
KR		Joe Morgan

General

2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2012.

Specific

v t Tennessee Volunteers football
Venues	Waite Field (1892–1920) Shields-Watkins Field (1921–1962) Neyland Stadium (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band Battle at Bristol Porter Cup
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Alabama $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Kentucky	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Auburn	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll