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1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts Tennessee Volunteers football, Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 22–27 vs. Purdue ...
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 22–27 vs. Purdue | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (3–3 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Joe Avezzano (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Frank Emanuel (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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| No. 1 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | at Boston College* | W 28–16 | 30,150 | [1] | |||
| September 22 | Utah* | W 51–18 | 85,783 | [2] | |||
| September 29 | Auburn |
| W 35–17 | 85,936 | [3] | ||
| October 6 | vs. Mississippi State | No. 19 | L 9–28 | 48,820 | [4] | ||
| October 13 | Georgia Tech* |
| W 31–0 | 85,524 | [5] | ||
| October 20 | at No. 1 Alabama | No. 18 | L 17–27 | 77,665 | [6] | ||
| November 3 | Rutgers* | No. 17 |
| L 7–13 | 84,265 | [7] | |
| November 10 | No. 13 Notre Dame* |
| W 40–18 | 86,489 | [8] | ||
| November 17 | at Ole Miss | No. 19 | L 20–44 | 55,760 | [9] | ||
| November 24 | at Kentucky | W 20–17 | 57,950 | [10] | |||
| December 1 | Vanderbilt |
| W 31–10 | 84,142 | [11] | ||
| December 31 | vs. No. 12 Purdue* | Mizlou | L 22–27 | 40,542 | [12] | ||
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At Kentucky
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Vanderbilt
See also: 1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vanderbilt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 31 |
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Vanderbilt Commodores (1–9) at Tennessee Volunteers (6–4)
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Date: December 1
- Game attendance: 84,142
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- Jimmy Streater became school's all-time leading passer
Bluebonnet Bowl (vs. Purdue)
Main article: 1979 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
See also: 1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Roland James | Defensive Back | 1 | 14 | New England Patriots |
| Craig Puki | Linebacker | 3 | 77 | San Francisco 49ers |
- Reference:[15]
- "BC lead fizzles, it's Tennessee, 28–16". The Boston Globe. September 16, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee blasts Utah, 51–18". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 23, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Moore sparks Tennessee". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bulldogs swarm Vols". Enterprise-Journal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Streater leads Tennessee to whitewashing of Tech". The Macon News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "No. 1 Alabama rallies to overtake Tennessee 27–17". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "'No-name' Rutgers earns respect". Daily Record. November 4, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Irish humbles by Vols, 40–18". The Indianapolis Star. November 11, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rebs use 'D' to beat Vols". The Commercial Appeal. November 18, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UK's fourth-down bowl bid comes up short". The Courier-Journal. November 25, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Streater rallies Vols past Vandy". Kingsport Times-News. December 2, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee rally falls short, Purdue wins Bluebonnet Bowl". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. January 1, 1980. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Late Field Goal Lifts Tennessee." Palm Beach Post. 1979 Nov 25.
- "Vols bash Vandy." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Dec 02. Pg. 7E. Retrieved 2020-Dec-11.
- "1980 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
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