1978 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1978 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1978 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 second year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
1978 record | 5–5–1 (3–3 SEC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Joe Avezzano (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bobby Roper (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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No. 1 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Georgia | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 16 | No. 9 UCLA* | L 0–13 | 85,897 | ||
September 23 | Oregon State* |
| T 13–13 | 82,048 | |
September 30 | at Auburn | ABC | L 10–29 | 50,136 | |
October 7 | Army* |
| W 31–13 | 81,887 | |
October 21 | No. 4 Alabama |
| L 17–30 | 85,436 | |
October 28 | vs. Mississippi State | L 21–34 | 40,879 | ||
November 4 | Duke* |
| W 34–0 | 83,098 | |
November 11 | at No. 14 Notre Dame* | L 14–31 | 59,075 | ||
November 18 | Ole Miss |
| W 41–17 | 83,210 | |
November 24 | Kentucky |
| W 29–14 | 84,926 | |
December 2 | at Vanderbilt | W 41–15 | |||
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Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Robert Shaw | Center | 1 | 27 | Dallas Cowboys |
Jeff Moore | Wide receiver | 3 | 58 | Los Angeles Rams |
Kelsey Finch | Running back | 12 | 311 | New Orleans Saints |
References
General
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
Specific
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 125
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 101
- "1979 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
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