1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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The 1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1980 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 fourth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).

Record5–6 (3–3 SEC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorBill Pace (1st season)
Quick facts Tennessee Volunteers football, Conference ...
1980 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Pace (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Jackson (1st season)
CaptainJim Noonan
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
 1979
1981 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1980 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Georgia $6001200
No. 19 Mississippi State510930
No. 6 Alabama5101020
LSU420740
Florida420840
Tennessee330560
Ole Miss240380
Kentucky150380
Auburn060560
Vanderbilt060290
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6No. 16 GeorgiaL 15–1695,288[1]
September 13No. 5 USC*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
ESPNL 17–2095,049[2]
September 20Washington State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 35–2393,520[3]
September 27at No. 18 AuburnW 42–075,942[4]
October 11at Georgia Tech*W 23–1050,127[5]
October 18No. 1 Alabama
ABCL 0–2796,748[6]
October 25No. 12 Pittsburgh*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 6–3094,008[7]
November 1Virginia*dagger
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 13–1694,333[8]
November 15vs. Ole MissL 9–2050,033[9]
November 22Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 45–1490,244[10]
November 29at VanderbiltW 51–1331,100[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 26 Willie Gault So
WR 28 Anthony Hancock Jr
OT 78 Tim Irwin Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 40 Bill Bates So
LB 50 Danny Spradlin Sr
DE 92 Reggie White Fr
DE 93 Mike Cofer So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 10 Alan Duncan Sr
P 20 John Warren So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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Team players drafted into the NFL

More information Player, Position ...
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Tim IrwinTackle374Minnesota Vikings
Danny SpradlinLinebacker5137Dallas Cowboys
Alan DuncanKicker7174Philadelphia Eagles
Hubert SimpsonRunning back10258Cincinnati Bengals
Brad WhiteNose tackle12310Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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