1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1984 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 eighth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, four losses and one tie (7–4–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and a loss against Maryland in the Sun Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 327 points while the defense allowed 276 points.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 1 |
Washington State* |
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Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN |
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W 34–27 |
93,727 |
September 15 |
Utah* |
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN |
|
W 27–21 |
93,077 |
September 22 |
Army* |
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Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN |
|
T 24–24 |
89,639 |
September 29 |
at No. 20 Auburn |
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Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
TBS |
L 10–29 |
75,076 |
October 13 |
No. 18 Florida |
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) |
|
L 30–43 |
94,016 |
October 20 |
Alabama |
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) |
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W 28–27 |
95,422 |
October 27 |
at Georgia Tech* |
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Grant Field • Atlanta, GA |
|
W 24–21 |
45,167 |
November 10 |
Memphis State* |
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN |
|
W 41–9 |
94,930 |
November 17 |
at Ole Miss |
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Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS |
|
W 41–17 |
34,232 |
November 24 |
Kentucky |
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) |
|
L 12–17 |
93,791 |
December 1 |
at Vanderbilt |
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Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN |
TBS |
W 29–13 |
41,497 |
December 22 |
vs. No. 12 Maryland* |
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Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) |
CBS |
L 27–28 |
50,126 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Team players drafted into the NFL
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