1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The 1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee
in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season
. The Volunteers offense scored 325 points while the defense allowed 140 points. At season’s end, the Volunteers ranked fourth in both the AP Poll
and the Coaches' Poll. The 1985 Vols were later known as the "SugarVols," due to their win in the Sugar Bowl
over #2 Miami
.
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season
1985 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Oklahoma Sooners, led by head coach Barry Switzer, win the national championship.Oklahoma finished the season 11-1, with their only loss to Miami at home, in a game future NFL star Troy Aikman was lost for the season...
. The Volunteers offense scored 325 points while the defense allowed 140 points. At season’s end, the Volunteers ranked fourth in both the AP Poll
AP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
and the Coaches' Poll. The 1985 Vols were later known as the "SugarVols," due to their win in the Sugar Bowl
1986 Sugar Bowl
The 1986 Sugar Bowl, featuring the 2nd ranked Miami Hurricanes and the 8th ranked Tennessee Volunteers, was played on January 1, 1986, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana....
over #2 Miami
Miami Hurricanes football
The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships...
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Team players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Tim McGee Tim McGee Timothy Dwanye Hatchett McGee is a retired professional American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Redskins from 1986 to 1994... |
Wide Receiver | 1 | 21 | Cincinnati Bengals 1986 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1986 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 19th year in professional football and its 17th with the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-Awards and records:... |
| Jeff Powell | Running Back | 6 | 166 | Chicago Bears 1986 Chicago Bears season The 1986 Chicago Bears season was their 67th regular season and 17th post-season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 14-2 record and won the NFC Central for the third consecutive season.... |
| Eric Swanson | Wide Receiver | 7 | 170 | St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
| Tommy Sims | Defensive Back | 7 | 190 | Indianapolis Colts 1986 Indianapolis Colts season The 1986 Indianapolis Colts season was the 34th season for the team in the National Football League and 3rd in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1986 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division.The 1986 Colts... |
| David Douglas | Guard | 8 | 204 | Cincinnati Bengals |