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1981 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1981Tennessee Volunteers football
Garden State Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Pace (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Jackson (2nd season)
Captains
  • James Berry
  • Lemont Holt Jeffers
  • Lee North
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6Georgia +6001020
No. 7Alabama +600921
Mississippi State420840
Tennessee330840
Florida330750
Auburn240560
Kentucky240380
Ole Miss141461
LSU141371
Vanderbilt150470
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings fromAP Poll

The1981 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented theUniversity of Tennessee in the1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coachJohnny Majors, in his fifth year, and played their home games atNeyland Stadium inKnoxville, 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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at No. 10GeorgiaL 0–4479,600[1]
September 12at No. 5USC*L 7–4362,147[2]
September 19Colorado State*W 42–093,972[3]
September 26Auburn
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 10–792,612[4]
October 10Georgia Tech*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 10–794,478[5]
October 17at No. 15AlabamaL 19–3878,550[6]
October 24atMemphis State*W 28–951,668[7]
November 7Wichita State*dagger
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 24–2194,155[8]
November 14Ole Miss
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 28–2090,955[9]
November 21atKentuckyL 10–2154,604[10]
November 28Vanderbilt
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 38–3492,824[11]
December 13vs.Wisconsin*MizlouW 28–2153,220[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1981 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR2Lenny TaylorSo
QB6Alan CockrellFr
WR24Clyde DuncanSo
WR26Willie GaultJr
WR28Anthony HancockSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB40Bill BatesJr
DE92Reggie WhiteSo
DE93Mike CoferJr
DE97Tony SimmonsFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K4Fuad ReveizFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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At USC

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Tennessee at USC
Team1234Total
Volunteers00707
Trojans62010743
Scoring summary
Q1USCAllen 9-yard run (kick failed)USC 6–0
Q2USCWhite 50-yard pass from Mazur (run failed)USC 12–0
Q2USCAllen 12-yard run (Livingston kick)USC 19–0
Q2USCAllen 4-yard run (Livingston kick)USC 26–0
Q3USCAllen 55-yard run (Livingston kick)USC 33–0
Q3USCLivingston 47-yard field goalUSC 36–0
Q3TENMorris 1-yard pass from Cockrell (Reveiz kick)USC 36–7
Q4USCBoyer 3-yard pass fromSalisbury (Jordan kick)USC 43–7
See also:1980 USC Trojans football team

Team players drafted into the NFL

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PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Anthony HancockWide Receiver111Kansas City Chiefs
Brian IngramLinebacker4111New England Patriots
LeMont Holt JeffersLinebacker6153Washington Redskins
Terry Daniels10265Washington Redskins

References

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  1. ^Smyth, Jimmy (September 6, 1981)."Georgia pounds Volunteers, 44–0".Johnson City Press-Chronicle. RetrievedAugust 18, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  2. ^"USC puts Tennessee to rout in 43–7 win".The Los Angeles Times. September 13, 1981. RetrievedAugust 18, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  3. ^"Vols romp by erring Rams, 42–0".The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 1981. RetrievedAugust 18, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  4. ^"Majors proud of Tennessee 10–7 victory".The Selma Times-Journal. September 27, 1981. RetrievedAugust 18, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  5. ^"Tennessee rebounds to beat Jackets 10–7".The Macon Telegraph & News. October 11, 1981. RetrievedAugust 18, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  6. ^"Tide's first half monsoon wrecks Vols".The Tennessean. October 18, 1981. RetrievedAugust 18, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  7. ^"'Big Orange Hex' more powerful than 'Memphis Jinx'".The Leaf-Chronicle. October 25, 1981. RetrievedAugust 18, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  8. ^"Tennessee dodges a Shock(er)".The Tennessean. November 8, 1981. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  9. ^"Vols hold back Rebels".The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 15, 1981. RetrievedAugust 18, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  10. ^"Wildcats silence Vols' thunder".The Paducah Sun. November 22, 1981. RetrievedAugust 18, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  11. ^"Vandy refuses chance to tie".The Jackson Sun. November 29, 1981. RetrievedAugust 18, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  12. ^"Tennessee's speed burns Wisconsin".Clarion-Ledger. December 14, 1981. RetrievedAugust 18, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  13. ^"1982 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. RetrievedMarch 12, 2012.
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