1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1979 Tennessee Volunteers football
UT Volunteers logo.svg
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 22–27 vs. Purdue
Conference Southeastern Conference
1979 record 7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach Johnny Majors
Offensive coordinator Joe Avezzano
Defensive coordinator Frank Emanuel
Captain Roland James
Captain Craig Puki
Captain Jimmy Streater
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
« 1978 1980 »
1979 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0     12 – 0 – 0
Georgia 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
#16 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
Florida 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his third year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and a loss against Purdue in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 15 at Boston College* Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 28–16   30,150
September 22 Utah* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 51–18   85,783
September 29 Auburn Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 35–17   85,936
October 6 vs. Mississippi State #19 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN L 9–28   48,820
October 13 Georgia Tech* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 31–0   85,524
October 20 at #1 Alabama #18 Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October) L 17–27   77,665
November 3 Rutgers*dagger #17 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 7–13   84,265
November 10 #13 Notre Dame* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 40–18   86,489
November 17 at Ole Miss #19 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS L 20–44   55,760
November 24 at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) W 20–17   57,950
December 1 Vanderbilt Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) W 31–10   84,142
December 31 vs. #12 Purdue* Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX (1979 Bluebonnet Bowl) Mizlou L 22–27   40,542
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
  • Reference:[1]

Game summaries

Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
• Tennessee 3 7 7 3 20
Kentucky 0 14 0 3 17

[2]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Roland James Defensive Back 1 14 New England Patriots
Craig Puki Linebacker 3 77 San Francisco 49ers

References

General

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Specific

  1. ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 125
  2. ↑ "Late Field Goal Lifts Tennessee." Palm Beach Post. 1979 Nov 25.
  3. ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 101
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