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2008 - Won 3 Lost 7
(Through November 8, 2008)

Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 1
UCLA Pasedena
18/-
24-27 L (OT)
September 13
UAB
Knoxville
-/-
35-3 W
September 20
Florida
Knoxville
-/4
6-30 L
September 27
Auburn
Auburn
-/10
12-14 L
October 4
Northern Illinois
Knoxville
-/-
13-9 W
October 11
Georgia
Athens
-/10
14-26 L
October 18
Mississippi State
Knoxville
-/-
34-3 W
October 25
Alabama
Knoxville
-/2
9-29 L
November 1
South Carolina
Columbia
-/-
6-27 L
November 8
Wyoming Knoxville (HC)
-/-
7-13 L
November 22
Vanderbilt
Nashville
-/-
12:30 p.m., Raycom
November 29
Kentucky
Knoxville
-/-
TBA

2007 - Won 10 Lost 4
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 1
California
Berkeley, CA
15/12
31-45 L
September 8
Southern Miss
Knoxville
24/-
39-19 W
September 15
Florida
Gainesville
22/5
20-59 L
September 22
Arkansas State
Knoxville
-/-
48-27 W
October 6
Georgia
Knoxville
-/12
35-14 W
October 13
Mississippi State
Starkeville
25/-
33-21 W
October 20
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
20/-
17-41 L
October 27
South Carolina
Knoxville
-/15 27-24 W OT
November 3
Louisiana-Lafayette (HC)
Knoxville
24/-
59-7 W
November 10
Arkansas Knoxville
22/-
34-13 W
November 17
Vanderbilt
Knoxville
19/-
25-24 W
November 24
Kentucky
Lexington, KY
19/-
52-50 W 4OT
December 1
LSU
Atlanta, GA (SECCG)
14/5
21-14 L
January 1
Wisconsin
Tampa (Outback Bowl)
16/18
21-17 W

2006 - Won 9 Lost 4
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 2
California
Knoxville
23/9
35-18 W
September 9
Air Force
Knoxville
11/-
31-30 W
September 16
Florida
Knoxville
13/7
20-21 L
September 23
Marshall (HC)
Knoxville
15/-
33-7 W
September 30
Memphis
Memphis
15/-
44-7 W
October 7
Georgia
Athens
13/10
51-33 W
October 21
Alabama
Knoxville
7/-
16-13 W
October 28
South Carolina
Columbia
8/-
31-24 W  
November 4
LSU
Knoxville
8/13
24-28 L
November 11
Arkansas Fayetteville
13/11
14-31 L
November 18
Vanderbilt
Nashville
22
39-10 W
November 25
Kentucky
Knoxville
19
17-12 W
Outback Bowl
Penn State
Tampa, FL
17
10-20 L

 2005 - Won 5 Lost 6

Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 3
UAB
Knoxville
3/-
17-10 W
September 17
Florida
Gainesville
5/6
7-16 L
September 26*
LSU
Baton Rouge
10/3
30-27 W
October 1
Ole Miss
Knoxville
10/-
27-10 W
October 8
Georgia
Knoxville
8/5
14-27 L
October 22
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
17/5
3-6 L
October 29
South Carolina
Knoxville
23/-
15-16 L
November 5
Notre Dame South Bend
-/8
21-41 L
November 12
Memphis
Knoxville -/-
20-16 W
November 19
Vanderbilt
Knoxville
-/-
24-28 L
November 26
Kentucky
Lexington
-/-
27-8 W
* Game moved from Saturday September 24, 2005 to Monday, September 26, 2005  due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
     
2004 - Won 10 Lost 3
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 5
UNLV
Knoxville
14/-
42-17 W
September 18
Florida
Knoxville
13/11
30-28 W
September 25
Louisiana Tech
Knoxville
11/-
42-17 W
October 2
Auburn
Knoxville
10/8
10-34 L
October 9
Georgia
Athens
17/3
19-14 W
October 16
Ole Miss
Oxford
13/-
21-17 W
October 23
Alabama
Knoxville
11/-
17-13 W
October 30
South Carolina
Columbia
11/-
43-29 W
November 6
Notre Dame
Knoxville
9/-
13-17 L
November 20
Vanderbilt
Nashville
15/-
38-33 W
November 27
Kentucky
Knoxville
15/-
37-31 W
December 4
Auburn
Atlanta (SECCG)
15/3
28-38 L
January 1, 2005
Texas A&M
Dallas/Cotton
15/22
38-7 W

2003 - Won 10 Lost 3
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
August 30
Fresno State
Knoxville

24-6 W
September 6
Marshall
Knoxville

34-24 W
September 20
Florida
Gainesville

24-10 W
September 27
South Carolina
Knoxville

23-20 W (OT)
October 4
Auburn
Auburn

21-28 L
October 11
Georgia
Knoxville

14-41 L
October 25
Alabama
Tuscaloosa

51-43 W (5 OT)
November 1
Duke
Knoxville

23-6 W
November 8
Miami (Fla)
Miami
10-6 W
November 15
Mississippi State
Knoxville

59-21 W
November 22
Vanderbilt
Knoxville

48-0 W
November 29
Kentucky
Lexington

20-7 W
January 2, 2004
Clemson
Atlanta/Peach

14-27 L

2002 - Won 8 Lost 5
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
August 31
Wyoming
Nashville
4/-
47-7 W
September 7
MTSU
Knoxville
4/-
26-3 W
September 21
Florida
Knoxville
4/10
13-30 L
September 28
Rutgers
Knoxville
11/-
35-14 W
October 5
Arkansas
Knoxville
10/-
41-38 W (6OT)
October 12
Georgia
Athens
10/6
13-18 L
October 26
Alabama
Knoxville
16/19
14-34 L
November 2
South Carolina
Columbia
25/-
18-10 W
November 9
Miami (Fla)
Knoxville
-/1
3-26 L
November 16
Mississippi State
Starkville

35-17 W
November 23
Vanderbilt
Nashville

24-0 W
November 30
Kentucky
Knoxville

24-0 W
December 31
Maryland
Atlanta/Peach
-/20
3-30 L

2001 - Won 11 Lost 2
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 1
Syracuse
Knoxville
8/-
33-9 W
September 8
Arkansas
Fayetteville
8/-
13-3 W
September 29
LSU
Knoxville
7/14
26-18 W
October 6
Georgia
Knoxville
6/-
24-26 L
October 20
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
11/-
35-24 W
October 27
South Carolina
Knoxville
9/12
17-10 W
November 3
Notre Dame
South Bend
7/-
28-18 W
November 10
Memphis
Knoxville
6/-
49-28 W
November 17
Kentucky
Lexington
6/-
38-35 W
November 24
Vanderbilt
Knoxville
7/-
38-0 W
December 1
Florida
Gainesville
5/2
34-32 W
December 8
LSU
Atlanta, SECCG
2/21
31-20 L
January 1, 2003
Michigan
Orlando, Citrus
8/17
45-17 W

2000 - Won 8 Lost 4
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 2
Southern Mississippi
Knoxville
13/22
19-16 W
September 16
Florida
Knoxville
11/6
23-27 L
September 23
Louisiana Monroe
Knoxville
13/-
70-3 W
September 30
LSU
Baton Rouge
11/-
31-38 L
October 7
Georgia
Athens
21/19
10-21 L
October 21
Alabama
Knoxville

20-10 W
October 28
South Carolina
Columbia
-/17
17-14 W
November 4
Memphis
Memphis

19-17 W
November 11 Arkansas
Knoxville

63-20 W
November 18
Kentucky
Knoxville

59-20 W
November 25
Vanderbilt
Nashville
25/-
28-26 W
January 1, 2001
Kansas State
Dallas/Cotton
21/11
21-35 L

1999 - Won 9 Lost 3
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 4
Wyoming
Knoxville
2/-
42-17 W
September 18
Florida
Gainesville
2/4t
21-23 L
September 25
Memphis
Knoxville
7/-
17-16 W
October 2 Auburn
Knoxville
7/-
24-0 W
October 9
Georgia
Knoxville
6/10
37-20 W
October 23
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
5/10
21-7 W
October 30
South Carolina
Knoxville
4/-
30-7 W
November 6
Notre Dame
Knoxville
4/24
38-14 W
November 13
Arkansas
Fayetteville
3/-
24-28 L
November 20
Kentucky
Lexington
7/-
56-21 W
November 27
Vanderbilt
Knoxville
6/-
38-10 W
January 2, 2000
Nebraska
Tempe, Fiesta
6/3 21-31 L

1998 - Won 13 Lost 0 (SEC and National Champions)
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 5
Syracuse
Syracuse
10/17
34-33 W
September 19
Florida
Knoxville
6/2
20-17 W (OT)
September 26 Houston
Knoxville
4/-
42-17 W
October 3
Auburn
Auburn
3/-
17-9 W
October 10
Georgia
Athens
4/7
22-3 W
October 24
Alabama
Knoxville
3/-
35-18 W
October 31
South Carolina
Columbia
3/-
49-14 W
November 7
Alabama-Birmingham
Knoxville
2/-
37-13 W
November 14 Arkansas
Knoxville
1/10
28-24 W
November 21
Kentucky
Knoxville
1/-
59-21 W
November 25
Vanderbilt
Nashville
1/-
41-0 W
December 5
Mississippi State
Atlanta, SECCG
1/23
24-14 W
January 4, 1999
Florida State
Tempe/Fiesta 1/2
23-16 W

1997 - Won 11 Lost 2 (SEC Champions)
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
August 30
Texas Tech
Knoxville
5/-
52-17 W
September 6
UCLA
Pasadena
3/-
30-24 W
September 20
Florida Gainesville
4/2
20-33 L
October 4 Mississippi
Knoxville
9/-
31-17 W
October 11
Georgia
Knoxville
9/13
38-13 W
October 18
Alabama
Birmingham
9/-
38-21 W
November 1
South Carolina
Knoxville
8/-
22-7 W
November 8
Southern Mississippi
Knoxville
8/24
44-20 W
November 15
Arkansas
Little Rock
5/-
30-22 W
November 22
Kentucky
Lexington
5/-
59-31 W
November 29
Vanderbilt
Knoxville
3/-
17-10 W
December 6
Auburn
Atlanta, SECCG
3/11
30-29 W
January 2, 1998
Nebraska
Miami, Orange
3/2 17-42 L

1996 - Won 10 Lost 2
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
August 31
Nevada Las Vegas
Knoxville
2/-
62-3 W
September 7
UCLA
Knoxville
2/-
35-20 W
September 21 Florida
Knoxville
2/4
29-35 L
October 3
Mississippi
Memphis
9/-
41-3 W
October 12
Georgia
Athens
7/-
29-17 W
October 26
Alabama
Knoxville
6/7
20-13 W
November 2
South Carolina
Columbia
6/-
31-14 W
November 9 Memphis
Knoxville
6/-
17-21 L
November 16 Arkansas
Knoxville
12/-
55-14 W
November 21
Kentucky
Knoxville
12/-
56-10 W
November 25
Vanderbilt
Nashville
9/-
14-7 W
January 1, 1997 Northwestern
Orlando/Citrus 9/11
48-28 W

1995 - Won 11 Lost 1
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 2
East Carolina
Knoxville
8/-
27-7 W
September 9
Georgia
Knoxville
8/-
30-27 W
September 16
Florida Gainesville
8/4
37-62 L
September 23 Mississippi State
Knoxville
15/-
52-15 W
September 30
Oklahoma State
Knoxville
12/-
31-0 W
October 7
Arkansas
Fayetteville
10/-
49-31 W
October 14
Alabama
Birmingham
6/10
41-14 W
October 28
South Carolina
Knoxville
5/-
56-21 W
November 4
Southern Mississippi
Knoxville
5/-
42-0 W
November 18
Kentucky
Lexington
2/-
34-31 W
November 25
Vanderbilt
Knoxville
5/-
12-7 W
January 1, 1996
Ohio State
Orlando, Citrus
4t/4t 20-14 W

1994 - Won 8 Lost 4
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 3
UCLA
Pasadena
13/14
23-25 L
September 10
Georgia
Athens
19/23
30-27 W
September 17
Florida
Knoxville
15/1
0-31 L
September 24
Mississippi State
Starkville
23/-
2-124 L
October 1
Washington State
Knoxville
-/17
10-9 W
October 8
Arkansas
Knoxville

38-21 W
October 15
Alabama
Knoxville
-/10
13-17 L
October 29
South Carolina
Columbia

31-22 W
November 12
Memphis
Knoxville

24-13 W
November 19
Kentucky
Knoxville

52-0 W
November 26
Vanderbilt
Nashville

65-0 W
December 30
Virginia Tech
Gainesville/Gator
21/11
45-23 W

1993 - Won 10 Lost 2
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 4
Louisiana Tech
Knoxville
10/-
50-0 W
September 11
Georgia
Knoxville
8/22
38-6 W
September 18
Florida Gainesville
5/9
34-41 L
September 25 LSU
Knoxville
11/-
42-20 W
October 2
Duke
Knoxville
11/-
52-19 W
October 9
Arkansas
Little Rock
11/-
28-14 W
October 16
Alabama
Birmingham
10/2
17-17 T * (W)
October 30
South Carolina
Knoxville
8/-
55-3 W
November 6
Louisville
Knoxville
7/13
45-10 W
November 20
Kentucky
Lexington
7/-
48-0 W
November 27
Vanderbilt
Knoxville
6/-
62-14 W
January 1, 1994
Penn State
Orlando, Citrus
6/13 13-31 L
* Game forfeited later due to NCAA sanctions

1992 - Won 9 Lost 3
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 5
Southwestern La.
Knoxville
22/-
38-3 W
September 12
Georgia
Athens
20/14
34-31 W
September 19
Florida
Knoxville
14/4
31-14 W
September 26
Cincinnati
Knoxville
8/-
40-0 W
October 3
LSU
Baton Rouge
7/-
20-0 W
October 10
Arkansas
Knoxville
4/-
24-25 L
October 17
Alabama
Knoxville
13/4
10-17 L
October 31
South Carolina
Columbia
16/-
23-24 L
November 14
Memphis State
Memphis
23/-
26-21 W
November 21
Kentucky
Knoxville
20/-
34-13 W
November 28
Vanderbilt
Nashville
18/-
29-25 W
January 1, 1993
Boston College
Tampa/Hall of Fame
17/16
38-23 W
The first three games of 1992 were credited to the coaching record of Phillip Fulmer; the other eight regular season games were credited to the coaching record of Johnny Majors.  Fulmer was offically named head coach on November 29, 1992 and the 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl game result is included in his record.

1991 - Won 9 Lost 3
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 5
Louisville
Louisville
11/-
28-11 W
September 14
UCLA
Knoxville
11/21
30-16 W
September 21
Mississippi State Knoxville
6/23
26-24 W
September 28 Auburn
Knoxville
5/13
30-21 W
October 12
Florida
Gainesville
4/10
18-35 L
October 19
Alabama
Birmingham
8/14
19-24 L
November 2
Memphis State
Knoxville
14/-
52-24 W
November 9
Notre Dame
South Bend
13/5
35-34 W
November 16
Mississippi
Knoxville
10/-
36-25 W
November 23
Kentucky
Lexington
10/-
16-7 W
November 30
Vanderbilt
Knoxville
9/-
45-0 W
January 1, 1992
Penn State
Tempe, Fiesta
10/6 17-42 L

1990 - Won 9 Lost 2 Tied 2 (SEC Champions)
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
August 26
Colorado*
Anaheim
8/5
31-31 T
September 1
Pacific
Knoxville
8/-
55-7 W
September 8
Mississippi State
Starkville
8/-
40-7 W
September 15
Texas El Paso
Knoxville
7/-
56-0 W
September 29
Auburn
Auburn
5/3
26-26 T
October 13
Florida
Knoxville
5/9
45-3 W
October 20
Alabama
Knoxville
3/-
6-9 L
November 3
Temple
Knoxville
11/-
41-20 W
November 10
Notre Dame
Knoxville
9/1
29-34 L
November 17
Mississippi
Memphis
14/15
22-13 W
November 24
Kentucky
Knoxville
14/-
42-28 W
December 1
Vanderbilt
Nashville
12/-
49-20 W
January 1, 1991
Virginia
New Orleans/Sugar
10/-
23-22 W
* Pigskin Classic I

1989 - Won 11 Lost 1 (SEC Champions)
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 2
Colorado State
Knoxville

17-14 W
September 9
UCLA
Pasadena
-/6
24-6 W
September 16
Duke Knoxville
17/-
28-6 W
September 30 Auburn
Knoxville
12/4
21-14 W
October 7
Georgia
Knoxville
6/-
17-14 W
October 21
Alabama
Birmingham
6/10
30-47 L
October 28
LSU
Baton Rouge
11/-
45-39 W
November 11
Akron
Knoxville
11/-
52-9 W
November 18
Mississippi
Knoxville
9/-
33-21 W
November 25
Kentucky
Lexington
8/-
31-10 W
December 2
Vanderbilt
Knoxville
8/-
17-10 W
January 1, 1990
Arkansas
Dallas, Cotton
10/6 31-37 W

1988 - Won 5 Lost 6
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 3
Georgia
Athens
18/12
17-28 L
September 10
Duke
Knoxville

26-31 L
September 17 LSU
Knoxville
-/9
9-34 L
September 24
Auburn
Auburn
-/4
6-38 L
October 1
Washington State
Knoxville

24-52 L
October 15
Alabama
Knoxville
-/20
20-28 L
October 22
Memphis State
Memphis

38-25 W
November 5
Boston College
Knoxville

10-7 W
November 12
Mississippi Oxford

20-12 W
November 19
Kentucky
Knoxville

28-24 W
November 26
Vanderbilt
Nashville

14-7 W

1987 - Won 10 Lost 2 Tied 1
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
August 30
Iowa*
East Rutherford
17/16
23-22 W
September 5
Colorado State
Knoxville
17/-
40-3 W
September 12
Mississippi Starkville
14/-
38-10 W
September 26 Auburn
Knoxville
11/3
20-20 T
October 3
California
Knoxville
10/-
38-12 W
October 17
Alabama
Birmingham
8/-
22-41 L
October 24
Georgia Tech
Knoxville
13/-
29-15 W
October 31
Boston College
Boston
13/-
18-20 L
November 7
Louisville
Knoxville
19/-
41-10 W
November 14
Mississippi
Knoxville
18/-
55-13 W
November 21
Kentucky
Lexington
15/-
24-22 W
November 28
Vanderbilt
Knoxville
16/-
38-36 W
January 2, 1988
Indiana
Atlanta, Peach
17/- 27-22 W
* Kickoff Classic V

1986 - Won 7 Lost 5
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 6
New Mexico
Knoxville
10/0
35-21 W
September 13
Mississippi State
Knoxville
8/-
23-27 L
September 27 Auburn
Auburn
-/8
8-34 L
October 4
Texas El Paso
Knoxville

26-16 W
October 11
Army
Knoxville

21-25 L
October 18
Alabama
Knoxville
-/2
28-56 L
October 25
Georgia Tech
Atlanta

13-14 L
November 8
Memphis State
Knoxville

33-3 W
November 15
Mississippi Jackson
-/20
22-10 W
November 22
Kentucky
Knoxville

28-9 W
November 29
Vanderbilt
Nashville

35-20 W
December 29
Minnesota
Memphis, Liberty

21-14 W

1985 - Won 9 Lost 1 Tied 2
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 14
UCLA
Knoxville -/10
26-26 T
September 28
Auburn
Knoxville
-/1
38-20 W
October 5
Wake Forest Knoxville
16/-
31-29 W
October 12 Florida
Gainesville
14/7
10-17 L
October 19
Alabama
Birmingham
20/15
16-14 W
October 26
Georgia Tech
Knoxville
16/-
6-6 T
November 2
Rutgers Knoxville
19/-
40-0 W
November 9
Memphis State
Memphis
19/-
17-2 W
November 16
Mississippi
Knoxville
18/-
34-14 W
November 23
Kentucky
Lexington
16/-
42-0 W
November 30
Vanderbilt
Knoxville
10/-
30-0 W
January 1, 1988
Miami
New Orleans, Sugar
8/2 35-7 W

1984 - Won 7 Lost 4 Tied 1
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 1
Washington State
Knoxville

34-27 W
September 15
Utah
Knoxville

27-21 W
September 22 Army
Knoxville

24-24 T
September 29
Auburn
Auburn
-/20
10-29 L
October 13
Florida
Knoxville
-/18
30-43 L
October 20
Alabama
Knoxville

28-27 W
October 27
Georgia Tech
Atlanta

24-21 W
November 10
Memphis State
Knoxville

41-9 W
November 17
Mississippi Jackson

41-17 W
November 24
Kentucky
Knoxville

12-17 L
December 1
Vanderbilt
Nashville

29-13 W
December 22
Maryland
El Paso, Sun
-/12
27-28 L

1983 - Won 9 Lost 3
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 3
Pittsburgh
Knoxville
3-13 L
September 10
New Mexico
Knoxville

31-6 W
September 24
Auburn Knoxville
-/11
14-37 L
October 1 The Citadel
Memphis

45-6 W
October 8
LSU
Knoxville

20-6 W
October 15
Alabama
Birmingham
-/11
41-34 W
October 22
Georgia Tech
Knoxville

37-3 W
October 29
Rutgers East Rutherford

7-0 W
November 12
Mississippi
Knoxville

10-13 L
November 19
Kentucky
Lexington

10-0 W
November 26
Vanderbilt
Knoxville

34-24 W
December 17
Maryland
Orlando, Citrus
-/16t 30-23 W

1982 - Won 6 Lost 5 Tied 1
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 4
Duke
Knoxville

24-25 L
September 11
Iowa State
Knoxville

23-21 W
September 25
Auburn
Auburn

14-24 L
October 2
Washington State
Knoxville

10-3 W
October 9
LSU
Baton Rouge
-/18
24-24 T
October 16
Alabama
Knoxville
-/2
35-28 W
October 23
Georgia Tech
Atlanta

21-31 L
November 6
Memphis State
Knoxville

29-3 W
November 13
Mississippi Jackson

30-17 W
November 20
Kentucky
Knoxville

28-7 L
November 27
Vanderbilt
Nashville

21-28 L
December 31
Iowa
Atlanta, Peach
-/12
27-28 L

1981 - Won 8 Lost 4
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 5
Georgia
Athens -/10
0-44 L
September 12
Southern California
Los Angeles
-/5
7-43 L
September 19
Colorado State
Knoxville

42-0 W
September 26
Auburn Knoxville

10-7 W
October 10 Georgia Tech
Knoxville

10-7 W
October 17
Alabama
Birmingham
-/15
19-38 L
October 24
Memphis State
Memphis

28-9 W
November 7
Wichita State
Knoxville

24-21 W
November 14
Mississippi
Knoxville

28-20 W
November 21
Kentucky
Lexington

10-21 L
November 28
Vanderbilt
Knoxville

38-34 W
December 13
Wisconsin
East Rutherford, Garden State

28-21 W

1980 - Won 5 Lost 6
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 6
Georgia
Knoxville
-/16
15-16 L
September 13
Southern California
Knoxville
-/5
17-20 L
September 20
Washington State
Knoxville

35-23 W
September 27
Auburn
Auburn
-/18
42-0 W
October 11
Georgia Tech
Atlanta

23-10 W
October 18
Alabama
Knoxville
-/1
0-27 L
October 25
Pittsburgh
Knoxville
-/12
6-30 L
November 1
Virginia
Knoxville

13-16 L
November 15
Mississippi Memphis

9-20 L
November 22
Kentucky
Knoxville

45-14 W
November 29
Vanderbilt
Nashville

51-13 W

1979 - Won 7 Lost 5
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 15
Boston College
Boston
28-16 W
September 22
Utah
Knoxville

51-18 W
September 29
Auburn
Knoxville

35-17 W
October 6 Mississippi State
Memphis
19/-
9-8 L
October 13 Georgia Tech
Knoxville

31-0 W
October 20
Alabama
Birmingham
18/1
17-27 L
November 3
Rutgers
Knoxville
17/-
7-13 L
November 10
Notre Dame
Knoxville
-/13
40-18 W
November 17
Mississippi
Jackson
19/-
20-44 L
November 24
Kentucky
Lexington

20-17 W
December 1
Vanderbilt
Knoxville

30-10 W
December 31
Purdue
Houston, Bluebonnet
-/12
22-27 L

1978 - Won 5 Lost 5 Tied 1
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 16
UCLA
Knoxville
-/9
0-13 L
September 23
Oregon State
Knoxville

13-13 T
September 30
Auburn
Birmingham

10-29 L
October 7
Army
Knoxville

31-13 W
October 21
Alabama
Knoxville
-/4
17-30 L
October 28
Mississippi State
Memphis

21-34 L
November 4
Duke
Knoxville

34-0 W
November 11
Notre Dame
South Bend
-/14
14-31 L
November 18
Mississippi Knoxville

41-17 W
November 25
Kentucky
Knoxville

29-14 W
December 2
Vanderbilt
Nashville

41-15 W

1977 - Won 4 Lost 7
Date
Opponent
Site
AP Rank UT/Opp
Result
September 10
California
Knoxville
17-27 L
September 17
Boston College
Knoxville

24-18 W
September 24
Auburn
Knoxville

12-14 L
October 1 Oregon State
Knoxville
19/-
41-10 W
October 8 Georgia Tech
Knoxville