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-
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
Record 9-1
-2
Points Scored 325
Scoring Average 27.1
Points Allowed 140
Defense Average 11.7
Opponents Record 74-54
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 5-0
-2
Away Record 3-1
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 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.
Great Moments in College Football History
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.