1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1986 Tennessee Volunteers football
Liberty Bowl Champions
Liberty Bowl, W 21–14 vs. Minnesota
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1986 record	7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Seasons

1986 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10/11 LSU †	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#6/8 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#9/9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Florida	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll

The 1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1986 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 tenth 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 with a victory over Minnesota in the Liberty Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 293 points while the defense allowed 249 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6*	New Mexico	#10	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 35–21	93,875
September 13	Mississippi State	#8	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	TBS	L 27–23	89,897
September 27	at #8 Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ABC	L 8–34	72,500
October 4*	UTEP		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 26–16	92,824
October 11*	Army		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 21–25	91,343
October 18	#2 Alabama		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	ABC	L 28–56	95,115
October 25*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	TBS	L 13–14	28,432
November 8*†	Memphis State		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 33–3	89,815
November 15	at #20 Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	TBS	W 22–10	35,000
November 22	Kentucky		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)		W 28–9	90,747
November 29	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 35–20	41,572
December 29*	vs. Minnesota		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	Raycom	W 21–14	51,357
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bruce Wilkerson	Tackle	2	52	Los Angeles Raiders
Joey Clinkscales	Wide Receiver	9	233	Pittsburgh Steelers
Dale Jones	Linebacker	10	262	Dallas Cowboys
Carlos Reveiz	Kicker	11	302	New England Patriots

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External links

• 1986 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference