1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team

	1977 SEC football standings
	† – Conference champion ; Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations. ; Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll;

Tennessee Volunteers football
	1977 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1977 record	4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1977 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his first year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10*	California	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 17–27	84,421
September 17*	Boston College	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 24–18	83,263
September 24	Auburn	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 12–14	84,084
October 1*	Oregon State	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 41–10	82,865
October 8*	Georgia Tech	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 8–24	82,631
October 15	at #4 Alabama	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	L 10–24	71,000
October 22	at #19 Florida	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	L 17–27	67,711
November 5*†	Memphis State	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 27–14	82,573
November 12	vs. Ole Miss	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 14–43	50,259
November 19	at #7 Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	L 17–21	57,914
November 26	Vanderbilt	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 42–7	83,146
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

General

Specific

↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 125
↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 101
↑ "1978 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1978/draft.htm?redir. Retrieved March 7, 2012.

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1977 SEC football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2/2 Alabama †	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#6/NR Kentucky	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

† – Conference champion Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll