The 1978 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1978 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 second year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 16*
|
#9 UCLA
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
|
|
L 0–13
|
85,897
|
| September 23*
|
Oregon State
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
|
|
T 13–13
|
82,048
|
| September 30
|
at Auburn
|
|
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL
|
ABC
|
L 10–29
|
50,136
|
| October 7*
|
Army
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
|
|
W 31–13
|
81,887
|
| October 21
|
#4 Alabama
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)
|
|
L 17–30
|
85,436
|
| October 28
|
vs. Mississippi State
|
|
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
|
|
L 21–34
|
40,879
|
| November 4*
|
Duke
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
|
|
W 34–0
|
83,098
|
| November 11*
|
at #14 Notre Dame
|
|
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
|
|
L 14–31
|
59,075
|
| November 18†
|
Ole Miss
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
|
|
W 41–17
|
83,210
|
| November 24
|
Kentucky
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)
|
|
W 29–14
|
84,926
|
| December 2
|
at Vanderbilt
|
|
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
|
|
W 41–15
|
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
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Team players drafted into in the NFL[]
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