The 1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1982 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 sixth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, five losses and one tie (6–5–1 overall, 3–2–1 in the SEC) and a loss against Iowa in the Peach Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 281 points while the defense allowed 239 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Duke*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 24–25	95,223	[1]
September 11	Iowa State*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 23–21	90,201	[2]
September 25	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		L 14–24	73,600	[3]
October 2	Washington State*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 10–3	91,744	[4]
October 9	at No. 18 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		T 24–24	77,448	[5]
October 16	No. 2 Alabama	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)		W 35–28	95,342	[6]
October 23	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 21–31	43,182	[7]
November 6	Memphis State*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 29–3	94,903	[8]
November 13	at Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		W 30–17	42,274	[9]
November 20	Kentucky	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		W 28–7	93,689	[10]
November 27	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 21–28	41,683	[11]
December 31	vs. Iowa*	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	CBS	L 22–28	50,134	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

Game summaries

Peach Bowl

Team players drafted into the NFL

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