Tennessee Football Team History
Tennessee Volunteers
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University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794 Stadium: Neyland Stadium Capacity: 104,079 Colors: Orange & White Coach: Johnny Majors Conference: Southeastern-
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1981 Season Highlights |
Johnny Majors enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Tennessee. |
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1981 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 5 | @
Georgia
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0 |
44 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 12 | @
Southern California
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7 |
43 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 19 | vs.
Colorado State
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42 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 26 | vs.
Auburn
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10 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 10 | vs.
Georgia Tech
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10 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 17 | @
Alabama
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19 |
38 |
L |
@ Birmingham, AL |
| Sat., Oct. 24 | @
Memphis
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28 |
9 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 7 | vs. Wichita State
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24 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 14 | vs.
Mississippi
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28 |
20 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 21 | @
Kentucky
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10 |
21 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 28 | vs.
Vanderbilt
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38 |
34 |
W |
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| Sun., Dec. 13 |
Wisconsin
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28 |
21 |
W |
@ East Rutherford, NJ |
Garden State Bowl |
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1981 Season Totals |
Record | 8-4
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Points Scored | 244 |
Scoring Average | 20.3 |
Points Allowed | 265 |
Defense Average | 22.1 |
Opponents Record | 53-71
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Conference Record | 3-3 |
Home Record | 6-0
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Away Record | 1-4
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1981 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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