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1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1979 Tennessee Volunteers football
UT Volunteers logo.svg
Astro-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
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
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
1 2 3 4 Total
• Tennessee 3 7 7 3 20
Kentucky 0 14 0 3 17

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 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

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