1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1979 Tennessee Volunteers football

Bluebonnet Bowl, L 22–27 vs. Purdue
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1979 record	7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors
Offensive coordinator	Joe Avezzano
Defensive coordinator	Frank Emanuel
Captain	Roland James
Captain	Craig Puki
Captain	Jimmy Streater
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium

1979 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Georgia	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
#16 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Florida	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	10	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1979 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 third year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and a loss against Purdue in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	at Boston College*		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		W 28–16	30,150
September 22	Utah*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 51–18	85,783
September 29	Auburn		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 35–17	85,936
October 6	vs. Mississippi State	No. 19	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 9–28	48,820
October 13	Georgia Tech*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 31–0	85,524
October 20	at No. 1 Alabama	No. 18	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)		L 17–27	77,665
November 3	Rutgers*	No. 17	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 7–13	84,265
November 10	No. 13 Notre Dame*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 40–18	86,489
November 17	at Ole Miss	No. 19	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		L 20–44	55,760
November 24	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)		W 20–17	57,950
December 1	Vanderbilt		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)		W 31–10	84,142
December 31	vs. No. 12 Purdue*		Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX (1979 Bluebonnet Bowl)	Mizlou	L 22–27	40,542
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Tennessee	3	7	7	3	20
Kentucky	0	14	0	3	17

Scoring summary

Q1		TENN	Duncan 30 yard field goal	TENN 3–0

Q2		TENN	Simpson 12 yard pass from Olszewski (Duncan kick)	TENN 10–0

Q2		UK	Jones 57 yard run (kick failed)	TEN 10–6

Q2		UK	Wilson 9 yard pass from Henry (Jones run)	UK 14–10

Q3		TENN	Berry 2 yard run (Duncan kick)	TENN 17–14

Q4		UK	Streim 25 yard field goal	Tie 17–17

Q4	:05	TENN	Duncan 25 yard fied goal	TENN 20–17

General

2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.

Specific

Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues	Shields-Watkins Field (1921-1962) Neyland Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band Battle at Bristol Hail Mary between the Hedges

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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