The 1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1980 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 fourth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 6
|
#16 Georgia
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
|
|
L 15–16
|
95,288
|
| September 13*
|
#5 USC
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
|
|
L 17–20
|
95,049
|
| September 20*
|
Washington State
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
|
|
W 35–23
|
93,520
|
| September 27
|
at #18 Auburn
|
|
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
|
|
W 42–0
|
75,942
|
| October 11*
|
at Georgia Tech
|
|
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA
|
|
W 23–10
|
50,127
|
| October 18
|
#1 Alabama
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)
|
ABC
|
L 0–27
|
96,748
|
| October 25*
|
#12 Pittsburgh
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
|
|
L 6–30
|
94,008
|
| November 1*†
|
Virginia
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
|
|
L 13–16
|
94,333
|
| November 15
|
vs. Ole Miss
|
|
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
|
|
L 9–20
|
50,033
|
| November 22
|
Kentucky
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)
|
|
W 45–14
|
90,244
|
| November 29
|
at Vanderbilt
|
|
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
|
|
W 51–13
|
31,100
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
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Team players drafted into in the NFL[]
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