1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team
American college football season
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The 1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1986 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 tenth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and with a victory over Minnesota in the Liberty Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 293 points while the defense allowed 249 points.
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Headcoach
- Johnny Majors (10th season)
OffensivecoordinatorWalt Harris (4th season)
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Liberty Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (3–3 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Walt Harris (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Ken Donahue (2nd season) |
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| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 LSU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | New Mexico* | No. 10 | W 35–21 | 93,875 | [1] | ||
| September 13 | Mississippi State | No. 8 |
| TBS | L 27–23 | 89,897 | [2] |
| September 27 | at No. 8 Auburn | ABC | L 8–34 | 72,500 | [3] | ||
| October 4 | UTEP* |
| W 26–16 | 92,824 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | Army* |
| L 21–25 | 91,343 | [5] | ||
| October 18 | No. 2 Alabama |
| ABC | L 28–56 | 95,115 | [6] | |
| October 25 | at Georgia Tech* | TBS | L 13–14 | 28,432 | [7] | ||
| November 8 | Memphis State* |
| W 33–3 | 89,815 | [8] | ||
| November 15 | at No. 20 Ole Miss | TBS | W 22–10 | 35,000 | [9] | ||
| November 22 | Kentucky |
| W 28–9 | 90,747 | [10] | ||
| November 29 | at Vanderbilt | W 35–20 | 41,572 | [11] | |||
| December 29 | vs. Minnesota* | Raycom | W 21–14 | 51,357 | [12] | ||
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Game summaries
Vs. Minnesota (Liberty Bowl)
Minnesota vs. Tennessee
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Golden Gophers | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| • Volunteers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
- Date: December 29
- Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
- Game attendance: 51,327
- TV announcers (Raycom): Merle Harmon and Kevin Kiley
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Bruce Wilkerson | Tackle | 2 | 52 | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Joey Clinkscales | Wide receiver | 9 | 233 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Dale Jones | Linebacker | 10 | 262 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Carlos Reveiz | Kicker | 11 | 302 | New England Patriots |
