1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1982 Tennessee Volunteers football
Peach Bowl, L 22–28 vs. Iowa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–5–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Saunders (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Jackson (2nd season)
CaptainMike Cofer
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Georgia $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
No. 11 LSU 4 1 1 8 3 1
No. 14 Auburn 4 2 0 9 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 2 0 8 4 0
Tennessee 3 2 1 6 5 1
Alabama 3 3 0 8 4 0
Florida 3 3 0 8 4 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Ole Miss 0 6 0 4 7 0
Kentucky 0 6 0 0 10 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1982 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 sixth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, five losses and one tie (6–5–1 overall, 3–2–1 in the SEC) and a loss against Iowa in the Peach Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 281 points while the defense allowed 239 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4Duke*L 24–2595,223[1]
September 11Iowa State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 23–2190,201[2]
September 25at
Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
  • L 14–2473,600[3]
    October 2Washington State*
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN
    W 10–391,744[4]
    October 9at No. 18 LSUT 24–2477,448[5]
    October 16No. 2 Alabama
    W 35–2895,342[6]
    October 23at
    ABC
    L 21–3143,182[7]
    November 6Memphis State*dagger
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN
    W 29–394,903[8]
    November 13at Ole MissW 30–1742,274[9]
    November 20Kentucky
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    W 28–793,689[10]
    November 27at
    Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
  • L 21–2841,683[11]
    December 31vs. Iowa*CBSL 22–2850,134[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 2 Lenny Taylor Jr
    QB 6 Alan Cockrell So
    WR 24 Clyde Duncan Jr
    WR 26 Willie Gault Sr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 40 Bill Bates Sr
    DE 92 Reggie White Jr
    DE 93 Mike Cofer Sr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 4 Fuad Reveiz So
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Peach Bowl

    Iowa vs. Tennessee
    1 234Total
    Hawkeyes 0 2170 28
    Volunteers 7 0123 22
    • Date: December 31
    • Location:
      Atlanta, GA
    • Game attendance: 50,134
    • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), Cloudy and cool, Wind NW 8 mph (13 km/h)
    • Referee: James Garvey
    • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Steve Davis
        

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Willie Gault Wide receiver 1 18 Chicago Bears
    Darryal Wilson Wide receiver 2 47 New England Patriots
    Mike Cofer Defensive end 3 67 Detroit Lions
    Mike Miller
    Defensive back 4 104 Green Bay Packers
    Lee Jenkins Defensive back 11 281 New York Giants
    Ken Jones Tackle 12 315 Kansas City Chiefs

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