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1982 Tennessee

6–⁠5–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Johnny Majors.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1982, game by game: lost vs. Duke 24–25; won vs. Iowa State 23–21; lost at Auburn 14–24; won vs. Washington State 10–3; tied at No. 18 LSU 24–24; won vs. No. 2 Alabama 35–28; lost at Georgia Tech 21–31; won vs. Memphis 29–3; won at Ole Miss 30–17; won vs. Kentucky 28–7; lost at Vanderbilt 21–28; lost vs. Iowa 22–28+26−10Lost 24–25 vs. Duke-1DukeWon 23–21 vs. Iowa State+2Iowa StateLost 14–24 at Auburn-10AuburnWon 10–3 vs. Washington State+7Washington StateTied 24–24 at No. 18 LSU0No. 18 LSUWon 35–28 vs. No. 2 Alabama+7No. 2 AlabamaLost 21–31 at Georgia Tech-10Georgia TechWon 29–3 vs. Memphis+26MemphisWon 30–17 at Ole Miss+13Ole MissWon 28–7 vs. Kentucky+21KentuckyLost 21–28 at Vanderbilt-7VanderbiltLost 22–28 vs. Iowa-6Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsDukeL 24–⁠2563%
Sep 11vsIowa StateW 23–⁠2166%
Sep 25atAuburnL 14–⁠2440%
Oct 2vsWashington StateW 10–⁠363%
Oct 9at18LSUT 24–⁠2441%
Oct 16vs2AlabamaW 35–⁠2828%
Oct 23atGeorgia TechL 21–⁠3164%
Nov 6vsMemphisW 29–⁠387%
Nov 13atOle MissW 30–⁠1751%
Nov 20vsKentuckyW 28–⁠786%
Nov 27atVanderbiltL 21–⁠2845%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsIowaPeach BowlL 22–⁠2851%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Iowa 28–⁠22 in the Peach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1982.

Record
6–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
281–⁠239
Coach
Johnny Majors
Elo
1536 −1 this season
SP+ rating
4.0 No. 49 of 109; offense No. 45, defense No. 56
SRS
7.2 No. 34 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Al Saunders
Defensive coordinator
Bobby Jackson
Captain
Mike Cofer

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 1Willie Gault WRChicago Bears
Rd 2Darryal Wilson WRNew England Patriots
Rd 3Mike Cofer DEDetroit Lions
Rd 4Mike Miller WRGreen Bay Packers

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1982 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia6–⁠011–⁠14
LSU4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠111
Auburn4–⁠29–⁠314
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠4
Tennessee3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
Florida3–⁠38–⁠4
Alabama3–⁠38–⁠4
Mississippi State2–⁠45–⁠6
Ole Miss0–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky0–⁠60–⁠10–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.