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-
1987 Season Highlights
Johnny Majors enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Aug. 30 vs.
Iowa
23
22
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Colorado State
49
3
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Mississippi State
38
10
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Auburn
20
20
T
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
California
38
12
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Alabama
22
41
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Georgia Tech
29
15
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Boston College
18
20
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Louisville
41
10
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Mississippi
55
13
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Kentucky
24
22
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Vanderbilt
38
36
W
Sat., Jan. 2
Indiana
27
22
W
@ Atlanta, GA
Peach Bowl
1987 Season Totals
Record 10-2
-1
Points Scored 422
Scoring Average 32.5
Points Allowed 246
Defense Average 18.9
Opponents Record 64-80
Conference Record 4-1
Home Record 7-0
-1
Away Record 2-2
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
14 10-2-1
AP
13 10-2-1
Coaches
13 10-2-1
UPI
14 10-2-1
USA Today/CNN
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 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.