1983 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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Florida Citrus Bowl Champions
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Florida Citrus Bowl, W 30–23 vs. Maryland
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| 1983 record | 9–3 (4–2 SEC) |
| Head coach | Johnny Majors |
| Offensive coordinator | Walt Harris |
| Defensive coordinator | Larry Marmie |
| Captain | Reggie White |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #3 Auburn $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Georgia | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 Florida | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #15 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1983 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 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 (9–3 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and a victory over Maryland in the Florida Citrus Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 282 points while the defense allowed 165 points.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 3 | #10 Pittsburgh* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 3–13 | 95,824 | |||||
| September 10 | New Mexico* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 31–6 | 89,792 | |||||
| September 24 | #11 Auburn | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 14–37 | 95,185 | |||||
| October 1 | The Citadel* | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 45–6 | 20,351 | |||||
| October 8 | LSU | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | TBS | W 20–6 | 94,478 | ||||
| October 15 | at #11 Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October) | W 41–32 | 77,237 | |||||
| October 22 | Georgia Tech* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 37–3 | 94,478 | |||||
| October 29 | at Rutgers* | Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ | W 7–0 | 19,201 | |||||
| November 12 | Ole Miss |
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | TBS | L 10–13 | 95,585 | ||||
| November 19 | at Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) | CBS | W 10–0 | 57,985 | ||||
| November 26 | Vanderbilt | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | CBS | W 34–24 | 93,426 | ||||
| December 17 | vs. #16 Maryland* | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) | Mizlou | W 30–23 | 50,185 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft:
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Clyde Duncan | Wide Receiver | 1 | 17 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Mark Studaway | Defensive End | 4 | 85 | Houston Oilers |
| Curt Singer | Tackle | 6 | 167 | Washington Redskins |
| Randall Morris | Fullback | 10 | 270 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Lenny Taylor | Wide Receiver | 12 | 313 | Green Bay Packers |
| Glenn Streno | Center | 12 | 327 | Detroit Lions |
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The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft:
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Reggie White | Defensive End | 1 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles |
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