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1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1986 Tennessee Volunteers football
UT Volunteers logo.svg
Liberty Bowl Champions
Liberty Bowl, W 21–14 vs. Minnesota
Conference Southeastern Conference
1986 record 7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach Johnny Majors
Offensive coordinator Walt Harris
Defensive coordinator Ken Donahue
Captain Joey Clinkscales
Captain Dale Jones
Captain Bruce Wilkerson
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 LSU $ 5 1 0     9 3 0
#6 Auburn 4 2 0     10 2 0
#9 Alabama 4 2 0     10 3 0
Georgia 4 2 0     8 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 0     8 3 1
Tennessee 3 3 0     7 5 0
Florida 2 4 0     6 5 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0     6 5 0
Kentucky 2 4 0     5 5 1
Vanderbilt 0 6 0     1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1986 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 tenth 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 with a victory over Minnesota in the Liberty Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 293 points while the defense allowed 249 points.


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