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-
1981 Season Highlights
Johnny Majors enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Georgia
0
44
L
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Southern California
7
43
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Colorado State
42
0
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Auburn
10
7
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Georgia Tech
10
7
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Alabama
19
38
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Memphis
28
9
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. Wichita State
24
21
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Mississippi
28
20
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Kentucky
10
21
L
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Vanderbilt
38
34
W
Sun., Dec. 13
Wisconsin
28
21
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Garden State Bowl
1981 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 244
Scoring Average 20.3
Points Allowed 265
Defense Average 22.1
Opponents Record 53-71
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 1-4
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 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.