1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team
| 1986 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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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 |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 6 | New Mexico* | No. 10 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 35–21 | 93,875 | ||||
| September 13 | Mississippi State | No. 8 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | TBS | L 27–23 | 89,897 | |||
| September 27 | at No. 8 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ABC | L 8–34 | 72,500 | ||||
| October 4 | UTEP* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 26–16 | 92,824 | |||||
| October 11 | Army* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 21–25 | 91,343 | |||||
| October 18 | No. 2 Alabama | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) | ABC | L 28–56 | 95,115 | ||||
| October 25 | at Georgia Tech* | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | TBS | L 13–14 | 28,432 | ||||
| November 8 | Memphis State* |
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 33–3 | 89,815 | |||||
| November 15 | at No. 20 Ole Miss | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS | TBS | W 22–10 | 35,000 | ||||
| November 22 | Kentucky | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) | W 28–9 | 90,747 | |||||
| November 29 | at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | W 35–20 | 41,572 | |||||
| December 29 | vs. Minnesota* | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) | Raycom | W 21–14 | 51,357 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
- Reference:[1]
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Bruce Wilkerson | Tackle | 2 | 52 | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Joey Clinkscales | Wide Receiver | 9 | 233 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Dale Jones | Linebacker | 10 | 262 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Carlos Reveiz | Kicker | 11 | 302 | New England Patriots |
- Reference:[2]
References
- ↑ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ↑ "1987 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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