1984 Tennessee Volunteers football
Sun Bowl, L 27–28 vs. Maryland
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWalt Harris (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Marmie (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Florida 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 15 LSU 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 14 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
No. 19 Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Vanderbilt 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Alabama 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC subsequently vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the conference championship.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1984 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 eighth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, four losses and one tie (7–4–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and a loss against Maryland in the Sun Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 327 points while the defense allowed 276 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1Washington State*
W 34–2793,727[1]
September 15Utah*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 27–2193,077[2]
September 22Army*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
T 24–2489,639[3]
September 29at No. 20 Auburn
TBSL 10–2975,076[4]
October 13No. 18 Florida
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 30–4394,016[5]
October 20Alabama
W 28–2795,422[6]
October 27at Georgia Tech*
W 24–2145,167[7]
November 10Memphis State*dagger
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 41–994,930[8]
November 17at Ole Miss
W 41–1734,232[9]
November 24Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 12–1793,791[10]
December 1at Vanderbilt
TBSW 29–1341,497[11]
December 22vs. No. 12 Maryland*
CBSL 27–2850,126[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Vince Carter
WR Joey Clinkscales
TE John Cook
RB B.B. Cooper
RB Kenneth Cooper
QB Daryl Dickey
OL David Douglas
WR Bill Eichholtz
RB William Howard
RB Johnnie Jones
OL Bill Mayo
OL David Moon
WR 88 Tim McGee Jr
G 52 Raleigh McKenzie Sr
RB Jim Miller
RB Pete Pansuka
QB Tony Robinson
TE Jeff Smith
WR Eric Swanson
OL Todd Upton
OL Bruce Wilkerson
RB Charles Wilson
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Charles Benton
DB Terry Brown
DB Charles Davis
DL Jim Dunkin
LB Dale Jones
LB 51 Reggie McKenzie Sr
DB Victor Peppers
DL Robby Scott
DL Tony Simmons
DB Tommy Sims
LB Alvin Toles
LB 45 Carl Zander Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 21 Jimmy Colquitt Sr
K 4 Fuad Reveiz Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Florida

See also: 1984 Florida Gators football team
Florida Gators (3–1–1) at Tennessee Volunteers (2–1–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Florida 13 10 02043
Tennessee 10 3 31430

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 13
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 94,016
  • [13]
Game information

Actor David Keith led the team on the field through the 'T'.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Alvin Toles Linebacker 1 24 New Orleans Saints
Carl Zander Linebacker 2 43 Cincinnati Bengals
Johnnie Jones Running back 5 137 Seattle Seahawks
Fuad Reveiz Kicker 7 195 Miami Dolphins
Reggie McKenzie Linebacker 10 275 Los Angeles Raiders
Raleigh McKenzie Guard 11 290 Washington Redskins
Tony Simmons Defensive end 12 318 San Diego Chargers

References

  1. ^ "Tennessee spoils Cougars' opener 34–27". Tri-City Herald. September 2, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Vols hold back Utes". The Daily Spectrum. September 16, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cadets, Vols play to 24–24 tie". Poughkeepsie Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn overcomes mistakes to bury Tennessee". The Selma Times-Journal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bombs away! Gators burn Vols 43–30". News-Press. October 14, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vols ignite to edge past Alabama by 1". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 21, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee goes to wire in win". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vols rip Tigers, nab 41–9 win". The Tennessean. November 11, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vols wreck Ole Miss, 41–17". The Greenville News. November 18, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cats bowl bound after hanging on to tip Volunteers". Messenger-Inquirer. November 25, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tennessee continues domination of Vandy". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. December 2, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Sun shines on Terps, Sun Bowl, record crowd". The El Paso Times. December 23, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1984 Oct 14. Pg. 8F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-05.
  14. ^ "1985 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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