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1977 Tennessee Volunteers football
1977 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Avezzano (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bobby Roper (1st season)
Captains	Pert Jenkins; Greg Jones; Brent Watson;
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

The 1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his first year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	California*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 17–27	84,421	^[1]
September 17	Boston College*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 24–18	83,263	^[2]
September 24	Auburn	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 12–14	84,084	^[3]
October 1	Oregon State*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 41–10	82,865	^[4]
October 8	Georgia Tech*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 8–24	82,631	^[5]
October 15	at No. 4 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	L 10–24	71,000	^[6]
October 22	at No. 19 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 17–27	67,711	^[7]
November 5	Memphis State*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 27–14	82,573	^[8]
November 12	vs. Ole Miss	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 14–43	50,259	^[9]
November 19	at No. 7 Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 17–21	57,914	^[10]
November 26	Vanderbilt	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 42–7	83,146	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Alabama $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Kentucky	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Auburn	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll