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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  <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024
1985 Season Highlights
 Johnny Majors enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 The Volunteers won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
 
1985 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. UCLA  26   26   T       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Auburn  38   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Wake Forest  31   29   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Florida  10   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Alabama  16   14   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Georgia Tech  6   6   T       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Rutgers  40   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Memphis  17   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Mississippi  34   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Kentucky  42   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Vanderbilt  30   0   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Miami  35   7   W    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1985 Season Totals
  Record9-1 -2
  Points Scored325
  Scoring Average27.1
  Points Allowed140
  Defense Average11.7
  Opponents Record74-54
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record5-0 -2
  Away Record3-1
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
  
1985 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida 9-1-1286162 5-110579  Galen Hall
Tennessee 9-1-2325140Won  35-75-117065  Johnny Majors
Alabama 9-2-1318181Won  24-34-1-1157117  Ray Perkins
Louisiana State 9-2-1227134Lost  7-214-1-110456  Bill Arnsparger
Georgia 7-3-2297171Tied  13-134-2-119690  Vince Dooley
Auburn 8-4344208Lost  16-363-313996  Pat Dye
Mississippi 4-6-1210276 2-4115172  Billy Brewer
Kentucky 5-6194211 1-576143  Jerry Claiborne
Vanderbilt 3-7-1166308 1-4-178191  George MacIntyre
Mississippi State 5-6257288 0-6120196  Emory Bellard

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 


Some records may be incomplete.


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