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American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | No. 16 Georgia | | | L 15–16 | 95,288 | [1] |
September 13 | No. 5 USC* | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| ESPN | L 17–20 | 95,049 | [2] |
September 20 | Washington State* | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 35–23 | 93,520 | [3] |
September 27 | at No. 18 | | W 42–0 | 75,942 | [4] |
October 11 | at Georgia Tech* | | | W 23–10 | 50,127 | [5] |
October 18 | No. 1 ABC | L 0–27 | 96,748 | [6] |
October 25 | No. 12 Pittsburgh* | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | L 6–30 | 94,008 | [7] |
November 1 | Virginia* | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | L 13–16 | 94,333 | [8] |
November 15 | vs. | | L 9–20 | 50,033 | [9] |
November 22 | Kentucky | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| | W 45–14 | 90,244 | [10] |
November 29 | at | | W 51–13 | 31,100 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Class
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K
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10
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Alan Duncan
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Sr
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P
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20
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John Warren
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So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Team players drafted into the NFL
References
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- ^ "1981 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
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