American college football season
The 1983 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1983 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 seventh year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and a victory over Maryland in the Florida Citrus Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 282 points while the defense allowed 165 points.
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | No. 10 Pittsburgh* | | | L 3–13 | 95,824 | [1] |
September 10 | New Mexico* | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 31–6 | 89,792 | [2] |
September 24 | No. 11 Auburn | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | L 14–37 | 95,185 | [3] |
October 1 | vs. The Citadel* | | | W 45–6 | 20,351 | [4] |
October 8 | LSU | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| TBS | W 20–6 | 94,478 | [5] |
October 15 | at No. 11 Alabama | | | W 41–34 | 77,237 | [6] |
October 22 | Georgia Tech* | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 37–3 | 94,478 | [7] |
October 29 | at Rutgers* | | | W 7–0 | 19,201 | [8] |
November 12 | Ole Miss![dagger](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| TBS | L 10–13 | 95,585 | [9] |
November 19 | at Kentucky | | CBS | W 10–0 | 57,985 | [10] |
November 26 | Vanderbilt | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| CBS | W 34–24 | 93,426 | [11] |
December 17 | vs. No. 16 Maryland* | | Mizlou | W 30–23 | 50,185 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1983 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft:
The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft:
- ^ "Pitt dumps Vols, 13–3, on long touchdown pass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 4, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobos fall before 80,792 Tennessee fans". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 11, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn rebounds with win". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 11, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols outmuscle The Citadel". The Commercial Appeal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT's Vols surprise LSU, 20–6". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 9, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last quarter surge lifts Vols past Tide". Johnson City Press. October 16, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols don't let down". The Jackson Sun. October 23, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Running wild, Jones sets rushing mark in shaky Vol win". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 30, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels celebrate 13–10 upset of Tennessee". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 13, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT Vols take 10–0 win". Kingsport Times-News. November 20, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jones reaches new heights in UT win". The Tennessean. November 27, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee beats Maryland 30–23". The Morning News. December 18, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "1984 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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