1983 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1983 Tennessee Volunteers football

Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 30–23 vs. Maryland
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1983 record	9–3 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors
Offensive coordinator	Walt Harris
Defensive coordinator	Larry Marmie
Captain	Reggie White
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium

1983 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Auburn $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#4 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	1
#6 Florida	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#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

The 1983 Tennessee Volunteers 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	No. 10 Pittsburgh*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 3–13	95,824
September 10	New Mexico*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 31–6	89,792
September 24	No. 11 Auburn	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 14–37	95,185
October 1	The Citadel*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 45–6	20,351
October 8	LSU	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	TBS	W 20–6	94,478
October 15	at No. 11 Alabama	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)		W 41–32	77,237
October 22	Georgia Tech*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 37–3	94,478
October 29	at Rutgers*	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ		W 7–0	19,201
November 12	Ole Miss	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	TBS	L 10–13	95,585
November 19	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	CBS	W 10–0	57,985
November 26	Vanderbilt	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	CBS	W 34–24	93,426
December 17	vs. No. 16 Maryland*	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	Mizlou	W 30–23	50,185
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Reference:^[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft:

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

References:^[2]

The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft:

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Reggie White	Defensive End	1	4	Philadelphia Eagles

References:^[2]

References

↑ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
1 2 "1984 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues	Shields-Watkins Field (1921-1962) Neyland Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band Battle at Bristol Hail Mary between the Hedges

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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