1978 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1978 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Avezzano (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Roper (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Georgia 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Auburn 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1978 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1978 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 second year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16No. 9 UCLA*
L 0–1385,897[1]
September 23Oregon State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
T 13–1382,048[2]
September 30at
ABC
L 10–2950,136[3]
October 7Army*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 31–1381,887[4]
October 21No. 4 Alabama
L 17–3085,436[5]
October 28vs.
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
    		• L 21–3440,879[6]
    November 4Duke*
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN
    		W 34–083,098[7]
    November 11at No. 14 Notre Dame*
    		L 14–3159,075[8]
    November 18Ole Missdagger
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    		W 41–1783,210[9]
    November 24Kentucky
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    		W 29–1484,926[10]
    December 2at
    Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
    		• W 41–1535,263[11]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Robert Shaw Center 1 27 Dallas Cowboys
    Jeff Moore Wide receiver 3 58 Los Angeles Rams
    Kelsey Finch Running back 12 311 New Orleans Saints

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