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-
1978 Season Highlights
Johnny Majors enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
UCLA
0
13
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Oregon State
13
13
T
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Auburn
10
29
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Army
31
13
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Alabama
17
30
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Mississippi State
21
34
L
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Duke
34
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Notre Dame
14
31
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Mississippi
41
17
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Kentucky
29
14
W
Sat., Dec. 2 @
Vanderbilt
41
15
W
1978 Season Totals
Record 5-5
-1
Points Scored 251
Scoring Average 22.8
Points Allowed 209
Defense Average 19.0
Opponents Record 62-57
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 4-3
-1
Away Record 1-2
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.