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Tennessee Football Team History


Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
 Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794
Stadium: Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 104,079
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Johnny Majors
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024
1982 Season Highlights
 Johnny Majors enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1982 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Duke  24   25   L       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Iowa State  23   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Auburn  14   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Washington State  10   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Louisiana State  24   24   T       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Alabama  35   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Georgia Tech  21   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Memphis  29   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Mississippi  30   17   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Kentucky  28   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Vanderbilt  21   28   L       
 Fri., Dec. 31   Iowa  22   28   L    @ Atlanta, GA   Peach Bowl
 
1982 Season Totals
  Record6-5 -1
  Points Scored281
  Scoring Average23.4
  Points Allowed239
  Defense Average19.9
  Opponents Record65-68
  Conference Record3-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record1-3 -1
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1982 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 11-1338160Lost  23-276-017973  Vince Dooley
Auburn 9-3274197Won  33-264-213194  Pat Dye
Louisiana State 8-3-1385191Lost  20-214-1-117192  Jerry Stovall
Vanderbilt 8-4293242Lost  28-364-2135121  George MacIntyre
Alabama 8-4338216Won  21-153-3146125  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Florida 8-4296228Lost  24-283-3127146  Charley Pell
Tennessee 6-5-1281239Lost  22-283-2-1152128  Johnny Majors
Mississippi State 5-6252244 2-4122145  Emory Bellard
Mississippi 4-7208262 0-669196  Steve Sloan
Kentucky 0-10-196287 0-657169  Jerry Claiborne

1982 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1982 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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