1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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The 1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his first year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

Record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorJoe Avezzano (1st season)
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1977 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Avezzano (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Roper (1st season)
Captains
  • Pert Jenkins
  • Greg Jones
  • Brent Watson
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
 1976
1978 
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1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama $7001110
No. 6 Kentucky6001010
Auburn510650
LSU420840
Florida330641
Georgia240560
Mississippi State240560
Ole Miss340650
Tennessee150470
Vanderbilt060290
  • $ Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10California*L 17–2784,421[1]
September 17Boston College*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 24–1883,263[2]
September 24Auburn
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 12–1484,084[3]
October 1Oregon State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 41–1082,865[4]
October 8Georgia Tech*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 8–2482,631[5]
October 15at No. 4 AlabamaL 10–2471,000[6]
October 22at No. 19 FloridaL 17–2767,711[7]
November 5Memphis State*dagger
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 27–1482,573[8]
November 12vs. Ole MissL 14–4350,259[9]
November 19at No. 7 KentuckyL 17–2157,914[10]
November 26Vanderbilt
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 42–783,146[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel

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1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 87 Kyle Aguillard So
G 73 Mike Cunningham Sr
RB Kelsey Finch
TE 85 Reggie Harper
QB 3 Joe Hough Jr
OT 78 Tim Irwin Fr
RB Gary Moore
QB 4 Pat Ryan Sr
C 56 Robert Shaw Jr
QB 6 Jimmy Streater So
OT 67 Phil Sutton Jr
RB 35 Nate Sumpter Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 57 Terry Anderson So
DB 26 Greg Gaines Fr
S 14 Roland James So
LB 44 Craig Puki So
DB 20 Thomas Rowsey Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 28 Craig Colquitt Sr
K 9 Jim Gaylor Sr
KR Joe Morgan
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Joe Avezzano Offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Bill Cox Quarterbacks
  • Bobby Jackson Running backs
  • Bob Harrison Wide receivers
  • Bobby Roper Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Jim Dyar Defensive line
  • Robbie Franklin Outside linebacker
  • Joe Madden Defensive backs/assistant head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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Season summary

at Kentucky

Tennessee Volunteers (3–6) at #7 Kentucky Wildcats (9–1)
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tennessee 6 8 0317
Kentucky 0 14 0721
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at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky

  • Date: November 19
  • Game attendance: 57,914
  • Box Score
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Game information
First quarter
  • UT – Kelsey Finch 4-yard run (kick failed). Tennessee 6–0.

Second quarter

  • UK – Fred Williams 14-yard run (Joe Bryant kick). Kentucky 7–6.
  • UK – Derrick Ramsey 1-yard run (Joe Bryant kick). Kentucky 14–6.
  • UT – Kelsey Finch 9-yard run (Kelsey Finch run). Tie 14–14.

Third quarter

  • No scoring

Fourth quarter

  • UT – Jim Gaylor 57-yard field goal. Tennessee 17–14.
  • UK – Derrick Ramsey 1-yard run (Joe Bryant kick). Kentucky 21–17.
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Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Craig ColquittPunter376Pittsburgh Steelers
Jesse TurnbowDefensive tackle8205Cleveland Browns
Russ WilliamsDefensive back9250Dallas Cowboys
Brent WatsonTackle10261Cleveland Browns
Pat RyanQuarterback11281New York Jets
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