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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  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Johnny Majors enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Boston College  28   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Utah  51   18   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Auburn  35   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Mississippi State  9   28   L    @ Memphis, TN   
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Georgia Tech  31   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Alabama  17   27   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Rutgers  7   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Notre Dame  40   18   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Mississippi  20   44   L    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Kentucky  20   17   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  vs. Vanderbilt  31   10   W       
 Mon., Dec. 31   Purdue  22   27   L    @ Houston, TX   Bluebonnet Bowl
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored311
  Scoring Average25.9
  Points Allowed235
  Defense Average19.6
  Opponents Record73-61
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record2-2
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 12-038367Won  24-96-018545  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia 6-5206189 5-114294  Vince Dooley
Auburn 8-3330238 4-2153124  Doug Barfield
Louisiana State 7-5275151Won  34-104-210673  Charles McClendon
Tennessee 7-5311235Lost  22-273-3132143  Johnny Majors
Kentucky 5-6180143 3-311679  Fran Curci
Mississippi 4-7251298 3-3169123  Steve Sloan
Mississippi State 3-8162179 2-47492  Emory Bellard
Vanderbilt 1-10179418 0-696272  George MacIntyre
Florida 0-10-1106265 0-639167  Charley Pell

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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