Tennessee Football Team History
Tennessee Volunteers
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University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794 Stadium: Neyland Stadium Capacity: 104,079 Colors: Orange & White Coach: Johnny Majors Conference: Southeastern-
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1985 Season Highlights |
Johnny Majors enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Tennessee. |
The Volunteers won the Southeastern Conference Championship. |
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1985 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 14 | vs.
UCLA
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26 |
26 |
T |
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| Sat., Sep. 28 | vs.
Auburn
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38 |
20 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 5 | vs.
Wake Forest
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31 |
29 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 12 | @
Florida
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10 |
17 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Alabama
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16 |
14 |
W |
@ Birmingham, AL |
| Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Georgia Tech
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6 |
6 |
T |
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| Sat., Nov. 2 | vs.
Rutgers
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40 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 9 | @
Memphis
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17 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 16 | vs.
Mississippi
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34 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 23 | @
Kentucky
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42 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 30 | vs.
Vanderbilt
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30 |
0 |
W |
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| Wed., Jan. 1 |
Miami
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35 |
7 |
W |
@ New Orleans, LA |
Sugar Bowl |
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1985 Season Totals |
Record | 9-1
-2
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Points Scored | 325 |
Scoring Average | 27.1 |
Points Allowed | 140 |
Defense Average | 11.7 |
Opponents Record | 74-54
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Conference Record | 5-1 |
Home Record | 5-0
-2
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Away Record | 3-1
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1985 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
4 | 9-1-2 |
AP |
4 | 9-1-2 |
Coaches |
4 | 9-1-2 |
UPI |
4 | 9-1-2 |
USA Today/CNN |
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1985 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1985 All Southeastern Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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