1978 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Avezzano (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Roper (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Georgia 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Auburn 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16No. 9 UCLA*
L 0–1385,897[1]
September 23Oregon State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
T 13–1382,048[2]
September 30at Auburn
ABCL 10–2950,136[3]
October 7Army*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 31–1381,887[4]
October 21No. 4 Alabama
L 17–3085,436[5]
October 28vs. Mississippi State
L 21–3440,879[6]
November 4Duke*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 34–083,098[7]
November 11at No. 14 Notre Dame*
L 14–3159,075[8]
November 18Ole Missdagger
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 41–1783,210[9]
November 24Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 29–1484,926[10]
December 2at Vanderbilt
W 41–1535,263[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Robert Shaw Center 1 27 Dallas Cowboys
Jeff Moore Wide receiver 3 58 Los Angeles Rams
Kelsey Finch Running back 12 311 New Orleans Saints

References

  1. ^ "Brown, Bashore lead the Bruins past Vols, 13–0". The Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tennessee Vols rally to tie Oregon State in 13–13 game". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 24, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Everything goes right for Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. October 1, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee dumps Army 31–13". The Herald Statesman. October 8, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vols fall prey to Tide 30–17". The Tennessean. October 22, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bulldog Halloween trick bag filled with Vol treats". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Big play offense lifts Vols". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Irish display Sole". The Indianapolis Star. November 12, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vols romp". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 19, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ F.M. Williams (November 26, 1978). "Duncan's Foot Lifts Vol Fortunes". The Tennessean. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Volunteers rip Vandy by 41–15". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1979 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
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