1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1986 Tennessee Volunteers football

Liberty Bowl Champions
Liberty Bowl, W 21–14 vs. Minnesota
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1986 record	7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors
Offensive coordinator	Walt Harris
Defensive coordinator	Ken Donahue
Captain	Joey Clinkscales
Captain	Dale Jones
Captain	Bruce Wilkerson
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium

1986 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 LSU $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#6 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Florida	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1986 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 tenth 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 with a victory over Minnesota in the Liberty Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 293 points while the defense allowed 249 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	New Mexico*	#10	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 35–21	93,875
September 13	Mississippi State	#8	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	TBS	L 27–23	89,897
September 27	at #8 Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ABC	L 8–34	72,500
October 4	UTEP*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 26–16	92,824
October 11	Army*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 21–25	91,343
October 18	#2 Alabama		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	ABC	L 28–56	95,115
October 25	at Georgia Tech*		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	TBS	L 13–14	28,432
November 8	Memphis State*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 33–3	89,815
November 15	at #20 Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	TBS	W 22–10	35,000
November 22	Kentucky		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)		W 28–9	90,747
November 29	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 35–20	41,572
December 29	vs. Minnesota*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	Raycom	W 21–14	51,357
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Reference:^[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bruce Wilkerson	Tackle	2	52	Los Angeles Raiders
Joey Clinkscales	Wide Receiver	9	233	Pittsburgh Steelers
Dale Jones	Linebacker	10	262	Dallas Cowboys
Carlos Reveiz	Kicker	11	302	New England Patriots

Reference:^[2]

References

↑ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
↑ "1987 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues	Neyland Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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