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.
Schedule
Personnel
Game summaries At Kentucky
"Late Field Goal Lifts Tennessee." Palm Beach Post. 1979 Nov 25.
Vanderbilt
Jimmy Streater became school's all-time leading passer
Bluebonnet Bowl (vs. Purdue)
Team players drafted into the NFL Roland James Defensive Back 1 14 New England Patriots Craig Puki Linebacker 3 77 San Francisco 49ers Reference:
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