1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team information
American college football season
1979Tennessee Volunteers football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 22–27 vs. Purdue
Conference
Southeastern Conference
Record
7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Johnny Majors (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator
Joe Avezzano (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator
Frank Emanuel (1st season)
Captains
Roland James
Craig Puki
Jimmy Streater
Home stadium
Neyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
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t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
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
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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.
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