1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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 football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Avezzano (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Roper (1st season)
Captains
  • Pert Jenkins
  • Greg Jones
  • Brent Watson
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Auburn 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
LSU 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –06 –4 –1
Georgia 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Ole Miss 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Tennessee 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10California*
L 17–2784,421[1]
September 17Boston College*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 24–1883,263[2]
September 24Auburn
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 12–1484,084[3]
October 1Oregon State*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 41–1082,865[4]
October 8Georgia Tech*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 8–2482,631[5]
October 15at No. 4 Alabama
L 10–2471,000[6]
October 22at No. 19 Florida
L 17–2767,711[7]
November 5Memphis State*dagger
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 27–1482,573[8]
November 12vs. Ole Miss
L 14–4350,259[9]
November 19at No. 7 Kentucky
L 17–2157,914[10]
November 26Vanderbilt
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 42–783,146[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Kyle Aguillard
RB Kelsey Finch
TE Reggie Harper
QB Joe Hough
RB Gary Moore
QB Pat Ryan
QB Jimmy Streater
RB Nate Sumpter
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Thomas Rowsey
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Craig Colquitt
K Jim Gaylor
KR Joe Morgan
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Team players drafted into the NFL
    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
    Craig ColquittPunter376Pittsburgh Steelers
    Jesse TurnbowDefensive tackle8205Cleveland Browns
    Russ WilliamsDefensive back9250Dallas Cowboys
    Brent WatsonTackle10261Cleveland Browns
    Pat RyanQuarterback11281New York Jets

    References
    1. "Cal gives Vols a going over". Oakland Tribune. September 11, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. "Boston College bows to Tenn". The Lowell Sun. September 18, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. "Auburn rallies by Vols, 14–12". The Selma Times-Journal. September 25, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. "Vols blitz Beavers 41–10 in Knoxville". The Spokesman-Review. October 2, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. "Georgia Tech uses flood of mistakes to slap Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. October 9, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. "Alabama defense sticks Volunteers in 24–10 victory". The Anniston Star. October 16, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. "Florida's "I" disposes of Tennessee". St. Petersburg Times. October 23, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. "Streater's 2 touchdowns lead Tennessee past Memphis St". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. "Reb blitzkreig humbles Vols". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 13, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. "UK nips tough Tennessee, ends 10–1". The Courier-Journal. November 20, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. "Vols elude SEC cellar, maul Vanderbilt, 42–7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 27, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. "1978 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
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