1983 Tennessee Volunteers football team


The 1983 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference, the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses and a victory over Maryland in the Florida Citrus Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 282 points while the defense allowed 165 points.

Schedule

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft:
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Clyde DuncanWide Receiver117St. Louis Cardinals
Mark StudawayDefensive End485Houston Oilers
Curt SingerTackle6167Washington Redskins
Randall MorrisFullback10270Seattle Seahawks
Lenny TaylorWide Receiver12313Green Bay Packers
Glenn StrenoCenter12327Detroit Lions

The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft:
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Reggie WhiteDefensive End14Philadelphia Eagles