1987 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1987 Tennessee Volunteers football

Peach Bowl Champions
Peach Bowl, W 27–22 vs. Indiana
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#13
AP	#14
1987 record	10–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors
Offensive coordinator	Walt Harris
Defensive coordinator	Ken Donahue
Captain	Harry Galbreath
Captain	Kelly Ziegler
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium

1987 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Auburn $	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	1	–	2
#5 LSU	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	1
#14 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1	10	–	2	–	1
#13 Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1987 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 eleventh year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins, two losses and one tie (10–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC) and with a victory over Indiana in the Peach Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 293 points while the defense allowed 249 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	vs. #16 Iowa*	#17	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	W 23–22	54,681
September 5	Colorado State*	#17	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 49–3	92,921
September 12	at Mississippi State	#14	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	TBS	W 38–10	30,312
September 26	#3 Auburn	#11	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	TBS	T 20–20	93,506
October 3	California*	#10	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	TBS	W 38–12	91,688
October 17	at Alabama	#8	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	L 22–41	75,808
October 24	Georgia Tech*	#13	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 29–15	93,011
October 31	at Boston College*	#13	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		L 18–20	31,800
November 7	Louisville*	#19	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 41–10	92,084
November 14	Ole Miss	#18	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 55–13	94,237
November 21	at Kentucky	#15	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)		W 24–22	57,127
November 28	Vanderbilt	#16	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 38–36	93,306
January 2, 1988	vs. Indiana*	#17	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	Mizlou	W 27–22	58,737
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Reference:^[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Terry McDaniel	Defensive Back	1	9	Los Angeles Raiders
Anthony Miller	Wide Receiver	1	15	San Diego Chargers
John Bruhin	Guard	4	86	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
William Howard	Running Back	5	113	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Harry Galbreath	Guard	8	212	Miami Dolphins

Reference:^[2]

References

↑ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
↑ "1988 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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