1987 Tennessee Volunteers Football Team
The 1987 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously Tennessee, UT or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1987 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 11th year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins, two losses and one tie (10–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC) and with a victory over Indiana in the Peach Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 293 points while the defense allowed 249 points.
| 1987 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Peach Bowl champion | |
Peach Bowl, W 27–22 vs. Indiana | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 10–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Walt Harris (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Ken Donahue (3rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Auburn $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | vs. No. 16 Iowa* | No. 17 | ABC | W 23–22 | 54,861 | ||
| September 5 | Colorado State* | No. 17 | W 49–3 | 92,921 | |||
| September 12 | at Mississippi State | No. 14 | TBS | W 38–10 | 30,312 | ||
| September 26 | No. 3 Auburn | No. 11 |
| TBS | T 20–20 | 93,506 | |
| October 3 | California* | No. 10 |
| TBS | W 38–12 | 91,688 | |
| October 17 | at Alabama | No. 8 | ESPN | L 22–41 | 75,808 | ||
| October 24 | Georgia Tech* | No. 13 |
| W 29–15 | 93,011 | ||
| October 31 | at Boston College* | No. 13 | L 18–20 | 31,800 | |||
| November 7 | Louisville* | No. 19 |
| W 41–10 | 92,084 | ||
| November 14 | Ole Miss | No. 18 |
| W 55–13 | 94,237 | ||
| November 21 | at Kentucky | No. 15 | W 24–22 | 57,127 | |||
| November 28 | Vanderbilt | No. 16 |
| WZTV | W 38–36 | 93,306 | |
| January 2, 1988 | vs. Indiana* | No. 17 | Mizlou | W 27–22 | 58,737 | ||
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Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Terry McDaniel | Defensive Back | 1 | 9 | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Anthony Miller | Wide Receiver | 1 | 15 | San Diego Chargers |
| John Bruhin | Guard | 4 | 86 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| William Howard | Running Back | 5 | 113 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Harry Galbreath | Guard | 8 | 212 | Miami Dolphins |
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