1977, tennessee, volunteers, football, team, variously, tennessee, vols, represented, university, tennessee, 1977, ncaa, division, football, season, playing, member, southeastern, conference, team, head, coach, johnny, majors, first, year, played, their, home,. The 1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team variously Tennessee UT or the Vols represented the University of Tennessee in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference SEC the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors in his first year and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville Tennessee They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses 4 7 overall 1 5 in the SEC 1977 Tennessee Volunteers footballConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceRecord4 7 1 5 SEC Head coachJohnny Majors 1st season Offensive coordinatorJoe Avezzano 1st season Defensive coordinatorBobby Roper 1st season CaptainsPert Jenkins Greg Jones Brent WatsonHome stadiumNeyland StadiumSeasons 19761978 1977 Southeastern Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 2 Alabama 7 0 0 11 1 0No 6 Kentucky 6 0 0 10 1 0Auburn 5 1 0 6 5 0LSU 4 2 0 8 4 0Florida 3 3 0 6 4 1Georgia 2 4 0 5 6 0Mississippi State 2 4 0 5 6 0Ole Miss 2 5 0 5 6 0Tennessee 1 5 0 4 7 0Vanderbilt 0 6 0 2 9 0 Conference championKentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Schedule 2 Personnel 3 Team players drafted into the NFL 4 ReferencesSchedule EditDateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSourceSeptember 10California Neyland StadiumKnoxville TNL 17 2784 421 1 September 17Boston College Neyland StadiumKnoxville TNW 24 1883 263 2 September 24AuburnNeyland StadiumKnoxville TNL 12 1484 084 3 October 1Oregon State Neyland StadiumKnoxville TNW 41 1082 865 4 October 8Georgia Tech Neyland StadiumKnoxville TN rivalry L 8 2482 631 5 October 15at No 4 AlabamaLegion FieldBirmingham AL Third Saturday in October L 10 2471 000 6 October 22at No 19 FloridaFlorida FieldGainesville FL rivalry L 17 2767 711 7 November 5Memphis State Neyland StadiumKnoxville TNW 27 1482 573 8 November 12vs Ole MissLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis TNL 14 4350 259 9 November 19at No 7 KentuckyCommonwealth StadiumLexington KY rivalry L 17 2157 914 10 November 26VanderbiltNeyland StadiumKnoxville TN rivalry W 42 783 146 11 Non conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gamePersonnel Edit1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team rosterPlayers CoachesOffense Pos Name ClassTE Kyle AguillardRB Kelsey FinchTE Reggie HarperQB Joe HoughRB Gary MooreQB Pat RyanQB Jimmy StreaterRB Nate Sumpter Defense Pos Name ClassDB Thomas Rowsey Special teams Pos Name ClassP Craig ColquittK Jim GaylorKR Joe Morgan Head coachJohnny MajorsCoordinators assistant coachesLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible Injured RedshirtTeam players drafted into the NFL EditPlayer Position Round Pick NFL ClubCraig Colquitt Punter 3 76 Pittsburgh SteelersJesse Turnbow Defensive tackle 8 205 Cleveland BrownsRuss Williams Defensive back 9 250 Dallas CowboysBrent Watson Tackle 10 261 Cleveland BrownsPat Ryan Quarterback 11 281 New York JetsReference 12 References Edit Cal gives Vols a going over Oakland Tribune September 11 1977 Retrieved May 8 2022 via Newspapers com Boston College bows to Tenn The Lowell Sun September 18 1977 Retrieved May 8 2022 via Newspapers com Auburn rallies by Vols 14 12 The Selma Times Journal September 25 1977 Retrieved May 8 2022 via Newspapers com Vols blitz Beavers 41 10 in Knoxville The Spokesman Review October 2 1977 Retrieved May 8 2022 via Newspapers com Georgia Tech uses flood of mistakes to slap Tennessee The Commercial Appeal October 9 1977 Retrieved May 8 2022 via Newspapers com Alabama defense sticks Volunteers in 24 10 victory The Anniston Star October 16 1977 Retrieved May 8 2022 via Newspapers com Florida s I disposes of Tennessee St Petersburg Times October 23 1977 Retrieved May 8 2022 via Newspapers com Streater s 2 touchdowns lead Tennessee past Memphis St The Courier Journal November 6 1977 Retrieved May 8 2022 via Newspapers com Reb blitzkreig humbles Vols The Montgomery Advertiser November 13 1977 Retrieved May 8 2022 via Newspapers com UK nips tough Tennessee ends 10 1 The Courier Journal November 20 1977 Retrieved May 8 2022 via Newspapers com Vols elude SEC cellar maul Vanderbilt 42 7 Johnson City Press Chronicle November 27 1977 Retrieved May 8 2022 via Newspapers com 1978 NFL Draft Pro Football Reference com Retrieved March 7 2012 This college football 1970s season article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team amp oldid 1086842161, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,