1978 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
1978 record | 5–5–1 (3–3 SEC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Joe Avezzano (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bobby Roper (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Georgia | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1978 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 second year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | No. 9 UCLA* | L 0–13 | 85,897 | |||
September 23 | Oregon State* |
| T 13–13 | 82,048 | ||
September 30 | at Auburn | ABC | L 10–29 | 50,136 | ||
October 7 | Army* |
| W 31–13 | 81,887 | ||
October 21 | No. 4 Alabama |
| L 17–30 | 85,436 | ||
October 28 | vs. Mississippi State | L 21–34 | 40,879 | |||
November 4 | Duke* |
| W 34–0 | 83,098 | ||
November 11 | at No. 14 Notre Dame* | L 14–31 | 59,075 | |||
November 18 | Ole Miss![]() |
| W 41–17 | 83,210 | ||
November 24 | Kentucky |
| W 29–14 | 84,926 | [1] | |
December 2 | at Vanderbilt | W 41–15 | ||||
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Team players drafted into the NFL[]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Robert Shaw | Center | 1 | 27 | Dallas Cowboys |
Jeff Moore | Wide receiver | 3 | 58 | Los Angeles Rams |
Kelsey Finch | Running back | 12 | 311 | New Orleans Saints |
References[]
General
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
Specific
- ^ F.M. Williams (November 26, 1978). "Duncan's Foot Lifts Vol Fortunes". The Tennessean. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 125
- ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 101
- ^ "1979 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
Categories:
- 1978 Southeastern Conference football season
- Tennessee Volunteers football seasons
- 1978 in sports in Tennessee