1984 Tennessee
7–4–1 (3–3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Johnny Majors. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Memphis 41–9Nov 10
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Washington State | W 34–27 | 65% |
| Sep 15 | vs Utah | W 27–21 | 71% |
| Sep 22 | vs Army | T 24–24 | 83% |
| Sep 29 | at 20Auburn | L 10–29 | 35% |
| Oct 13 | vs 18Florida | L 30–43 | 48% |
| Oct 20 | vs Alabama | W 28–27 | 60% |
| Oct 27 | at Georgia Tech | W 24–21 | 53% |
| Nov 10 | vs Memphis | W 41–9 | 64% |
| Nov 17 | at Ole Miss | W 41–17 | 63% |
| Nov 24 | vs Kentucky | L 12–17 | 71% |
| Dec 1 | at Vanderbilt | W 29–13 | 62% |
| Dec 22Bowls & playoff | vs 12MarylandSun Bowl | L 27–28 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Maryland 28–27 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 64th-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 1984.
- Record
- 7–4–1
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 327–276
- Coach
- Johnny Majors
- Elo
- 1623 +26 this season
- SP+ rating
- 16.3 No. 12 of 106; offense No. 8, defense No. 45
- SRS
- 12.9 No. 15 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Walt Harris
- Defensive coordinator
- Larry Marmie
- Captains
- Johnnie Jones and Carl Zander
Drafted in 1985
The 1985 draft| Rd 1 | Alvin Toles LB | New Orleans Saints |
| Rd 2 | Carl Zander LB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rd 5 | Johnnie Jones RB | Seattle Seahawks |
| Rd 7 | Fuad Reveiz K | Miami Dolphins |
All-SEC
3 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Bill MayoOGAP-1; UPI- Tony RobinsonQBAP-1
- Johnnie JonesRBAP-1; UPI
Second team
- Tim McGeeWRAP-2
- Fuad ReveizKAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1984 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 5–0–1 | 9–1–1 | 3 |
 LSU | 4–1–1 | 8–3–1 | 15 |
| Auburn | 4–2 | 9–4 | 14 |
 Georgia | 4–2 | 7–4–1 | |
| Kentucky | 3–3 | 9–3 | 19 |
| Tennessee | 3–3 | 7–4–1 | |
| Alabama | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| Vanderbilt | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| Ole Miss | 1–5 | 4–6–1 | |
 Mississippi State | 1–5 | 4–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.