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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.
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 4 Duke * L 24–2595,223 [ 1]
September 11 Iowa State * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 23–2190,201 [ 2]
September 25 at Auburn L 14–2473,600 [ 3]
October 2 Washington State * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 10–391,744 [ 4]
October 9 at No. 18 LSU T 24–2477,448 [ 5]
October 16 No. 2 Alabama W 35–2895,342 [ 6]
October 23 at Georgia Tech * ABC L 21–3143,182 [ 7]
November 6 Memphis State * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 29–394,903 [ 8]
November 13 at Ole Miss W 30–1742,274 [ 9]
November 20 Kentucky Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) W 28–793,689 [ 10]
November 27 at Vanderbilt L 21–2841,683 [ 11]
December 31 vs. Iowa * CBS L 22–2850,134 [ 12]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1982 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
Iowa vs. Tennessee
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
0
21 7 0
28
Volunteers
7
0 12 3
22
Scoring summary 1 0:12 TENN Alan Cockrell 6-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick)TENN 7–0
2 12:59 IOWA Moritz 57-yard pass from Chuck Long (Nichol kick) Tied 7–7
6:58 IOWA Ronnie Harmon 18-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)IOWA 14–7
2:07 IOWA Harmon 8-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) IOWA 21–7
3 11:16 TENN Coleman 10-yard run (kick failed) IOWA 21–13
8:29 IOWA Phillips 2-yard run (Nichol kick) IOWA 28–13
5:34 TENN Willie Gault 19-yard pass from Cockrell (pass failed)IOWA 28–19
4 10:05 TENN Reveiz 27-yard field goal IOWA 28–22
Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
^ "Duke surprises Tennessee, 25–24" . The News and Observer . September 5, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "52-yard FG defeats ISU" . The Waterloo Courier . September 12, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn, wishbone whip Tennessee" . The Tennessean . September 26, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols' credit pep talk and defense for win" . The Commercial Appeal . October 3, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU, Vols fight to 24-all tie" . The Daily Advertiser . October 10, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UT stuns No. 2 'Bama" . Kingsport Times-News . October 17, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Jackets sting Tennessee" . The Macon Telegraph & News . October 24, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tigers get boot from UT's Reveiz" . The Leaf-Chronicle . November 7, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols crush Reb hopes" . Hattiesburg American . November 14, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Peach-bound Vols whip UK" . Kingsport Times-News . November 21, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vandy downs UT, 28–21" . Johnson City Press-Chronicle . November 28, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hawkeyes just Peachy, 28–22!" . The Des Moines Register . January 1, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1983 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012 .
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