1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–5–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Headcoach
- Johnny Majors (6th season)
OffensivecoordinatorAl Saunders (1st season)
| 1982 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 6–5–1 (3–2–1 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Al Saunders (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bobby Jackson (3rd season) |
| Captain | Mike Cofer |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Georgia $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 LSU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | Duke* | L 24–25 | 95,223 | [1] | ||
| September 11 | Iowa State* |
| W 23–21 | 90,201 | [2] | |
| September 25 | at Auburn | L 14–24 | 73,600 | [3] | ||
| October 2 | Washington State* |
| W 10–3 | 91,744 | [4] | |
| October 9 | at No. 18 LSU | T 24–24 | 77,448 | [5] | ||
| October 16 | No. 2 Alabama |
| W 35–28 | 95,342 | [6] | |
| October 23 | at Georgia Tech* | ABC | L 21–31 | 43,182 | [7] | |
| November 6 | Memphis State* |
| W 29–3 | 94,903 | [8] | |
| November 13 | at Ole Miss | W 30–17 | 42,274 | [9] | ||
| November 20 | Kentucky |
| W 28–7 | 93,689 | [10] | |
| November 27 | at Vanderbilt | L 21–28 | 41,683 | [11] | ||
| December 31 | vs. Iowa* |
| CBS | L 22–28 | 50,134 | [12] |
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Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Peach Bowl
Iowa vs. Tennessee
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Hawkeyes | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Volunteers | 7 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
- Date: December 31
- Location: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, GA
- Game attendance: 50,134
- Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), Cloudy and cool, Wind NW 8 mph (13 km/h)
- Referee: James Garvey
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Steve Davis
| 1 | 0:12 | TENN | Alan Cockrell 6-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick) | TENN 7–0 |
| 2 | 12:59 | IOWA | Moritz 57-yard pass from Chuck Long (Nichol kick) | Tied 7–7 |
| 6:58 | IOWA | Ronnie Harmon 18-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) | IOWA 14–7 | |
| 2:07 | IOWA | Harmon 8-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) | IOWA 21–7 | |
| 3 | 11:16 | TENN | Coleman 10-yard run (kick failed) | IOWA 21–13 |
| 8:29 | IOWA | Phillips 2-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 28–13 | |
| 5:34 | TENN | Willie Gault 19-yard pass from Cockrell (pass failed) | IOWA 28–19 | |
| 4 | 10:05 | TENN | Reveiz 27-yard field goal | IOWA 28–22 |
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Willie Gault | Wide receiver | 1 | 18 | Chicago Bears |
| Darryal Wilson | Wide receiver | 2 | 47 | New England Patriots |
| Mike Cofer | Defensive end | 3 | 67 | Detroit Lions |
| Mike Miller | Defensive back | 4 | 104 | Green Bay Packers |
| Lee Jenkins | Defensive back | 11 | 281 | New York Giants |
| Ken Jones | Tackle | 12 | 315 | Kansas City Chiefs |
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