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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Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.