1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1980 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Pace (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Jackson (1st season)
CaptainJim Noonan
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Georgia $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 19 Mississippi State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Auburn 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1980 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 fourth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6No. 16 Georgia
L 15–1695,288[1]
September 13No. 5 USC*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
ESPNL 17–2095,049[2]
September 20Washington State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 35–2393,520[3]
September 27at No. 18 Auburn
W 42–075,942[4]
October 11at Georgia Tech*
W 23–1050,127[5]
October 18No. 1 Alabama
ABCL 0–2796,748[6]
October 25No. 12 Pittsburgh*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 6–3094,008[7]
November 1Virginia*dagger
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 13–1694,333[8]
November 15vs. Ole Miss
L 9–2050,033[9]
November 22Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 45–1490,244[10]
November 29at Vanderbilt
W 51–1331,100[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 26 Willie Gault So
WR 28 Anthony Hancock Jr
OT 78 Tim Irwin Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 40 Bill Bates So
LB 50 Danny Spradlin Sr
DE 92 Reggie White Fr
DE 93 Mike Cofer So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 10 Alan Duncan Sr
P 20 John Warren So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Tim Irwin Tackle 3 74 Minnesota Vikings
Danny Spradlin Linebacker 5 137 Dallas Cowboys
Alan Duncan Kicker 7 174 Philadelphia Eagles
Hubert Simpson Running back 10 258 Cincinnati Bengals
Brad White Nose tackle 12 310 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Walker rallies Georgia past Vols". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 7, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Trojans win by a Hipp and a foot". The Daily Breeze. September 14, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cougars' comeback is short". The Tacoma News Tribune. September 21, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee bombs Auburn 42–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 28, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vols find a 'foot' the best weapon". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 12, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Alabama overwhelms Tennessee". The Tennessean. October 19, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sub quarterback Trocano paces Pitt victory 30–6". The Morning News. October 26, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia whips Vols". The Daily News Leader. November 2, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ole Miss dumps Vols, 20–9". Kingsport Times-News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tennessee plays UK breakdown to tune of 45–14 win". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Devastating finish: 51–13 Vol explosion". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 30, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1981 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
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