| 1979 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 22–27 vs. Purdue | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| 1979 record | 7–5 (3–3 SEC) |
| Head coach | Johnny Majors |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | #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 | 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. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
- Reference:[1]
Team players drafted into in 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
- (PDF) 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tenn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011_record_book.pdf. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
Specific
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 125
- ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 101
- ↑ "1980 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1980/draft.htm?redir. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
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