1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1980 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 fourth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	No. 16 Georgia	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 15–16	95,288	[1]
September 13	No. 5 USC*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN	L 17–20	95,049	[2]
September 20	Washington State*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 35–23	93,520	[3]
September 27	at No. 18 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		W 42–0	75,942	[4]
October 11	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 23–10	50,127	[5]
October 18	No. 1 Alabama	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	ABC	L 0–27	96,748	[6]
October 25	No. 12 Pittsburgh*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 6–30	94,008	[7]
November 1	Virginia*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 13–16	94,333	[8]
November 15	vs. Ole Miss	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		L 9–20	50,033	[9]
November 22	Kentucky	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		W 45–14	90,244	[10]
November 29	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 51–13	31,100	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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