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1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1984
team	Tennessee Volunteers
sport	football
image	Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
record	7–4–1
conf_record	3–3
head_coach	Johnny Majors
hc_year	8th
off_coach	Walt Harris
oc_year	2nd
def_coach	Larry Marmie
dc_year	2nd
captain	Johnnie Jones
captain2	Carl Zander
stadium	Neyland Stadium
bowl	[Sun Bowl](1984-sun-bowl)
bowl_result	L 27–28 vs. [Maryland](1984-maryland-terrapins-football-team)

The 1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1984 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 eighth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, four losses and one tie (7–4–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and a loss against Maryland in the Sun Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 327 points while the defense allowed 276 points.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Florida

First quarter

UT – Tim McGee 52-yard pass from Tony Robinson (Fuad Reveiz kick). ''Tennessee 7–0. '''Drive:'''''
FLA – Frankie Neal 50-yard pass from Kerwin Bell (Bobby Raymond kick), 1:28. ''Tie 7–7. '''Drive:'''''
UT – Fuad Reveiz 26-yard field goal. ''Tennessee 10–7. '''Drive:'''''
FLA – Neal Anderson 80-yard run (kick failed). ''Florida 13–10. '''Drive:''''' Second quarter
UT – Fuad Reveiz 40-yard field goal. ''Tie 13–13. '''Drive:'''''
FLA – Chris Perkins 51-yard field goal. ''Florida 16–13. '''Drive:'''''
FLA – Ricky Nattiel 8-yard run (Bobby Raymond kick). ''Florida 23–13. '''Drive: 16 plays.''''' Third quarter
UT – Fuad Reveiz 35-yard field goal. ''Florida 23–16. '''Drive:''''' Fourth quarter
FLA – Bobby Raymond 42-yard field goal. ''Florida 26–16. '''Drive:'''''
FLA – Bobby Raymond 41-yard field goal. ''Florida 29–16. '''Drive:'''''
UT – Joey Clinkscales 48-yard pass from Tony Robinson (Fuad Reveiz kick). ''Florida 29–23. '''Drive:'''''
FLA – Ray McDonald 13-yard pass from Kerwin Bell (Bobby Raymond kick). ''Florida 36–23. '''Drive:'''''
UT – Johnnie Jones 4-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick), 7:23. ''Florida 36–30. '''Drive:'''''
FLA – John L. Williams 47-yard run (Bobby Raymond kick), 0:54. ''Florida 43–30. '''Drive:''''' ;Top passers
FLA – Kerwin Bell – 9/12, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT
UT – Tony Robinson – 29/43, 371 yards, 2 TD, INT ;Top rushers
FLA – Neal Anderson – 23 rushes, 178 yards, TD
UT – Johnnie Jones – 17 rushes, 94 yards, TD ;Top receivers
FLA – John L. Williams – 4 receptions, 96 yards
UT – Tim McGee – 10 receptions, 157 yards, TD Actor David Keith led the team on the field through the 'T'.

Personnel

Walt Harris – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Doug Mathews – Running backs
Kippy Brown – Wide receivers
David Cutcliffe – Tight ends
Phillip Fulmer – Offensive line
Larry Marmie – Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
Bill Shaw – Defensive line
Mel Foels – Outside linebackers
Ron Zook – Defensive backs
Gerald Brown – Graduate assistant
Dennis Therrell – Graduate assistant

Team players drafted into the NFL

References

(September 2, 1984). "Tennessee spoils Cougars' opener 34–27". Tri-City Herald.
(September 16, 1984). "Vols hold back Utes". The Daily Spectrum.
(September 23, 1984). "Cadets, Vols play to 24–24 tie". Poughkeepsie Journal.
(September 30, 1984). "Auburn overcomes mistakes to bury Tennessee". The Selma Times-Journal.
(October 14, 1984). "Bombs away! Gators burn Vols 43–30". News-Press.
(October 21, 1984). "Vols ignite to edge past Alabama by 1". Johnson City Press-Chronicle.
(October 28, 1984). "Tennessee goes to wire in win". The Commercial Appeal.
(November 11, 1984). "Vols rip Tigers, nab 41–9 win". The Tennessean.
(November 18, 1984). "Vols wreck Ole Miss, 41–17". The Greenville News.
(November 25, 1984). "Cats bowl bound after hanging on to tip Volunteers". Messenger-Inquirer.
(December 2, 1984). "Tennessee continues domination of Vandy". Johnson City Press-Chronicle.
(December 23, 1984). "Sun shines on Terps, Sun Bowl, record crowd". The El Paso Times.
Gainesville Sun. 1984 Oct 14. Pg. 8F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-05.
"1985 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
(1985-04-30). "The New Orleans Saints took Tennessee linebacker Alvin Toles in the first round of Tuesday's NFL draft".

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