1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1982 Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
Peach Bowl, L 28–22 vs. Iowa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1982 record6–5–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBobby Jackson (3rd season)
CaptainMike Cofer
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Georgia $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 11 LSU 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 14 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
Alabama 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1982 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 sixth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, five losses and one tie (6–5–1 overall, 3–2–1 in the SEC) and a loss against Iowa in the Peach Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 281 points while the defense allowed 239 points.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4Duke*
L 24–2595,223
September 11Iowa State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 23–2190,201
September 25at Auburn
L 14–2473,600
October 2Washington State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 10–391,744
October 9at No. 18 LSU
T 24–2477,448
October 16No. 2 Alabama
W 35–2895,342
October 23at Georgia Tech*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
ABCL 21–3143,182
November 6Memphis State*dagger
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 29–394,903
November 13at Ole Miss
W 30–1742,274
November 20Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel)
W 28–793,689
November 27at Vanderbilt
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, Tennessee
L 21–2841,683
December 31vs. Iowa*
CBSL 22–2850,134
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Lenny Taylor Jr
QB 6 Alan Cockrell So
WR 24 Clyde Duncan Jr
WR 26 Willie Gault Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 40 Bill Bates Sr
DE 92 Reggie White Jr
DE 93 Mike Cofer Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 4 Fuad Reveiz So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Iowa State[]

See also: 1982 Iowa State Cyclones football team


Alabama[]

See also: 1982 Alabama Crimson Tide football team


Vanderbilt[]

See also: 1982 Vanderbilt Commodores football team


Peach Bowl[]

Iowa vs. Tennessee
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 0 2170 28
Volunteers 7 0123 22
Main article: 1982 Peach Bowl
See also: 1982 Iowa Hawkeyes football team


Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Willie Gault Wide receiver 1 18 Chicago Bears
Darryal Wilson Wide receiver 2 47 New England Patriots
Mike Cofer Defensive end 3 67 Detroit Lions
Mike Miller Defensive back 4 104 Green Bay Packers
Lee Jenkins Defensive back 11 281 New York Giants
Ken Jones Tackle 12 315 Kansas City Chiefs

References[]

  1. ^ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "1983 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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