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1981 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1981 Tennessee Volunteers football
UT Volunteers logo.svg
Garden State Bowl champion
Garden State Bowl, W 28–21 vs. Wisconsin
Conference Southeastern Conference
1981 record 8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach Johnny Majors (5th year)
Offensive coordinator Bill Pace (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Bobby Jackson (2nd year)
Captain James Berry
Captain Lemont Holt Jeffers
Captain Lee North
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 Alabama + 6 0 0     9 2 1
#6 Georgia + 6 0 0     10 2 0
Mississippi State 4 2 0     8 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 0     8 4 0
Florida 3 3 0     7 5 0
Auburn 2 4 0     5 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 0     3 8 0
LSU 1 4 1     3 7 1
Ole Miss 1 4 1     4 6 1
Vanderbilt 1 5 0     4 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1981 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 fifth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 3–3 in the SEC). The Volunteers offense scored 244 points while the defense allowed 265 points.


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