1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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1977 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
1977 record | 4–7 (1–5 SEC) |
Head coach | Johnny Majors |
Offensive coordinator | Joe Avezzano |
Defensive coordinator | Bobby Roper |
Captain | Pert Jenkins |
Captain | Greg Jones |
Captain | Brent Watson |
Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#2 Alabama $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6 Kentucky | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1977 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his first year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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September 10 | California* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 17–27 | 84,421 | |||||
September 17 | Boston College* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 24–18 | 83,263 | |||||
September 24 | Auburn | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 12–14 | 84,084 | |||||
October 1 | Oregon State* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 41–10 | 82,865 | |||||
October 8 | Georgia Tech* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 8–24 | 82,631 | |||||
October 15 | at #4 Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October) | L 10–24 | 71,000 | |||||
October 22 | at #19 Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry) | L 17–27 | 67,711 | |||||
November 5 | Memphis State* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 27–14 | 82,573 | |||||
November 12 | vs. Ole Miss | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | L 14–43 | 50,259 | |||||
November 19 | at #7 Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) | L 17–21 | 57,914 | |||||
November 26 | Vanderbilt | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 42–7 | 83,146 | |||||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Craig Colquitt | Punter | 3 | 76 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jesse Turnbow | Defensive Tackle | 8 | 205 | Cleveland Browns |
Russ Williams | Defensive Back | 9 | 250 | Dallas Cowboys |
Brent Watson | Tackle | 10 | 261 | Cleveland Browns |
Pat Ryan | Quarterback | 11 | 281 | New York Jets |
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