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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6No. 16 GeorgiaL 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
Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
  • W 42–075,942[4]
    October 11at Georgia Tech*W 23–1050,127[5]
    October 18No. 1
    ABC
    L 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.
    Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
  • L 9–2050,033[9]
    November 22Kentucky
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    W 45–1490,244[10]
    November 29at
    Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
  • W 51–1331,100[11]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    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

    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

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