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American college football season
1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Florida
5
–
0
–
1
9
–
1
–
1
No. 15 LSU
4
–
1
–
1
8
–
3
–
1
No. 14 Auburn
4
–
2
–
0
9
–
4
–
0
Georgia
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
1
No. 19 Kentucky
3
–
3
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Tennessee
3
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
1
Vanderbilt
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Alabama
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Ole Miss
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
1
Mississippi State
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC subsequently vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the conference championship. Rankings from AP Poll
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.
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 1 Washington State * W 34–2793,727 [1]
September 15 Utah * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 27–2193,077 [2]
September 22 Army * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN T 24–2489,639 [3]
September 29 at No. 20 Auburn TBS L 10–2975,076 [4]
October 13 No. 18 Florida Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) L 30–4394,016 [5]
October 20 Alabama W 28–2795,422 [6]
October 27 at Georgia Tech * W 24–2145,167 [7]
November 10 Memphis State * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 41–994,930 [8]
November 17 at Ole Miss W 41–1734,232 [9]
November 24 Kentucky Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) L 12–1793,791 [10]
December 1 at Vanderbilt TBS W 29–1341,497 [11]
December 22 vs. No. 12 Maryland * CBS L 27–2850,126 [12]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Florida Gators (3–1–1) at Tennessee Volunteers (2–1–1)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Florida
13
10
0 20 43
Tennessee
10
3
3 14 30
at Neyland Stadium , Knoxville, Tennessee
Date : October 13Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 94,016[13]
Game information
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
Actor David Keith led the team on the field through the 'T'.
Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
^ "Tennessee spoils Cougars' opener 34–27" . Tri-City Herald . September 2, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols hold back Utes" . The Daily Spectrum . September 16, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cadets, Vols play to 24–24 tie" . Poughkeepsie Journal . September 23, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn overcomes mistakes to bury Tennessee" . The Selma Times-Journal . September 30, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bombs away! Gators burn Vols 43–30" . News-Press . October 14, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols ignite to edge past Alabama by 1" . Johnson City Press-Chronicle . October 21, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee goes to wire in win" . The Commercial Appeal . October 28, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols rip Tigers, nab 41–9 win" . The Tennessean . November 11, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols wreck Ole Miss, 41–17" . The Greenville News . November 18, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cats bowl bound after hanging on to tip Volunteers" . Messenger-Inquirer . November 25, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee continues domination of Vandy" . Johnson City Press-Chronicle . December 2, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sun shines on Terps, Sun Bowl, record crowd" . The El Paso Times . December 23, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Gainesville Sun. 1984 Oct 14. Pg. 8F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-05.
^ "1985 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012 .
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