American college football season
The 1981 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1981 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 fifth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee . They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 3–3 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 244 points while the defense allowed 265 points.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 5 at No. 10 Georgia L 0–4479,600 [1] September 12 at No. 5 USC * L 7–4362,147 [2] September 19 Colorado State * W 42–093,972 [3] September 26 Auburn Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 10–792,612 [4] October 10 Georgia Tech * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 10–794,478 [5] October 17 at No. 15 Alabama L 19–3878,550 [6] October 24 at Memphis State * W 28–951,668 [7] November 7 Wichita State * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 24–2194,155 [8] November 14 Ole Miss Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) W 28–2090,955 [9] November 21 at Kentucky L 10–2154,604 [10] November 28 Vanderbilt Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 38–3492,824 [11] December 13 vs. Wisconsin * Mizlou W 28–2153,220 [12] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1981 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Game summaries [ edit ] Tennessee at USC 1 2 3 4 Total Volunteers 0 0 7 0 7 • Trojans 6 20 10 7 43
Scoring summary Q1 USC Allen 9-yard run (kick failed)USC 6–0 Q2 USC White 50-yard pass from Mazur (run failed) USC 12–0 Q2 USC Allen 12-yard run (Livingston kick) USC 19–0 Q2 USC Allen 4-yard run (Livingston kick) USC 26–0 Q3 USC Allen 55-yard run (Livingston kick) USC 33–0 Q3 USC Livingston 47-yard field goal USC 36–0 Q3 TEN Morris 1-yard pass from Cockrell (Reveiz kick) USC 36–7 Q4 USC Boyer 3-yard pass from Salisbury (Jordan kick)USC 43–7
Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Georgia pounds Volunteers, 44–0" . Johnson City Press-Chronicle . September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "USC puts Tennessee to rout in 43–7 win" . The Los Angeles Times . September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Vols romp by erring Rams, 42–0" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Majors proud of Tennessee 10–7 victory" . The Selma Times-Journal . September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Tennessee rebounds to beat Jackets 10–7" . The Macon Telegraph & News . October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Tide's first half monsoon wrecks Vols" . The Tennessean . October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ " 'Big Orange Hex' more powerful than 'Memphis Jinx' " . The Leaf-Chronicle . October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Tennessee dodges a Shock(er)" . The Tennessean . November 8, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Vols hold back Rebels" . The Tampa Tribune-Times . November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Wildcats silence Vols' thunder" . The Paducah Sun . November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Vandy refuses chance to tie" . The Jackson Sun . November 29, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Tennessee's speed burns Wisconsin" . Clarion-Ledger . December 14, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "1982 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012 .
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