1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team explained

Year:1984
Team:Tennessee Volunteers
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:7–4–1
Conf Record:3–3
Hc Year:8th
Oc Year:2nd
Dc Year:2nd
Bowl Result:L 27–28 vs. Maryland

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.

Game summaries

Florida

See also: 1984 Florida Gators football team. Actor David Keith led the team on the field through the 'T'.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Linebacker 124 New Orleans Saints
Linebacker 2 43 Cincinnati Bengals
Running back5 137 Seattle Seahawks
Kicker 7195 Miami Dolphins
Linebacker10 275 Los Angeles Raiders
Guard 11 290 Washington Redskins
Tony Simmons Defensive end12 318 San Diego Chargers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1985 NFL Draft . Pro-Football-Reference.com . March 12, 2012.