1983 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1983 Tennessee Volunteers football
1983 Tennessee Volunteers football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 30–23 vs. Maryland
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	9–3 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Walt Harris (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Larry Marmie (1st season)
Base defense	5–2
Captain	Reggie White
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1983 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 seventh year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and a victory over Maryland in the Florida Citrus Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 282 points while the defense allowed 165 points.

Record9–3 (4–2 SEC)

Headcoach

OffensivecoordinatorWalt Harris (1st season)

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1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Auburn $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	1
No. 6 Florida	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
LSU	0	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	No. 10 Pittsburgh*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 3–13	95,824	^[1]
September 10	New Mexico*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 31–6	89,792	^[2]
September 24	No. 11 Auburn	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 14–37	95,185	^[3]
October 1	vs. The Citadel*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 45–6	20,351	^[4]
October 8	LSU	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	TBS	W 20–6	94,478	^[5]
October 15	at No. 11 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)		W 41–34	77,237	^[6]
October 22	Georgia Tech*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 37–3	94,478	^[7]
October 29	at Rutgers*	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		W 7–0	19,201	^[8]
November 12	Ole Miss	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	TBS	L 10–13	95,585	^[9]
November 19	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	CBS	W 10–0	57,985	^[10]
November 26	Vanderbilt	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	CBS	W 34–24	93,426	^[11]
December 17	vs. No. 16 Maryland*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	Mizlou	W 30–23	50,185	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Clyde Duncan	Wide Receiver	1	17	St. Louis Cardinals
Mark Studaway	Defensive End	4	85	Houston Oilers
Curt Singer	Tackle	6	167	Washington Redskins
Randall Morris	Fullback	10	270	Seattle Seahawks
Lenny Taylor	Wide Receiver	12	313	Green Bay Packers
Glenn Streno	Center	12	327	Detroit Lions

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