1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his first year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	California*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 17–27	84,421	[1]
September 17	Boston College*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 24–18	83,263	[2]
September 24	Auburn	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 12–14	84,084	[3]
October 1	Oregon State*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 41–10	82,865	[4]
October 8	Georgia Tech*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 8–24	82,631	[5]
October 15	at No. 4 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	L 10–24	71,000	[6]
October 22	at No. 19 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 17–27	67,711	[7]
November 5	Memphis State*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 27–14	82,573	[8]
November 12	vs. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 14–43	50,259	[9]
November 19	at No. 7 Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 17–21	57,914	[10]
November 26	Vanderbilt	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 42–7	83,146	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

Team players drafted into the NFL

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References

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