1987 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The 1987 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee
in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season
. The Vols won the Kickoff Classic
over the Iowa Hawkeyes
. Led by head coach Johnny Majors
, the Volunteers won the .
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season
1987 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its second national championship during the 80s in an Orange Bowl match-up featuring a rare #1 vs...
. The Vols won the Kickoff Classic
Kickoff Classic
The Kickoff Classic was a season-opening college football game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey from 1983 to 2002.-History:...
over the Iowa Hawkeyes
1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1987 college football season.-Schedule:-Team players in the NFL:- References :...
. Led by head coach Johnny Majors
Johnny Majors
Johnny Majors is a former American football player and coach. A standout halfback at the University of Tennessee, he was an All-American in 1956 and a two-time winner of the Southeastern Conference Most Valuable Player award, in 1955 and 1956. He finished second to Paul Hornung in voting for...
, the Volunteers won the .
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Volunteers points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Aug. 30 | Iowa 1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The 1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1987 college football season.-Schedule:-Team players in the NFL:- References :... |
Win | 23 | 22 | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | Sept. 5 | Win | 49 | 3 | 2–0–0 | |
| 3 | Sept. 12 | @ | Win | 38 | 10 | 3–0–0 |
| 4 | Sept. 26 | Auburn 1987 Auburn Tigers football team The 1987 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 9–1–2 record and won their first of three straight SEC titles. Auburn went on to tie an undefeated Syracuse team in the 1988... |
Tie | 20 | 20 | 3–0–1 |
| 5 | Oct. 3 | Win | 38 | 12 | 4–0–1 | |
| 6 | Oct. 17 | @ Alabama | Loss | 22 | 41 | 4–1–1 |
| 7 | Oct. 24 | Win | 29 | 15 | 5–1–1 | |
| 8 | Oct. 31 | @ | Loss | 18 | 20 | 5–2–1 |
| 9 | Nov. 7 | Win | 41 | 10 | 6–2–1 | |
| 10 | Nov. 14 | Win | 55 | 13 | 7–2–1 | |
| 11 | Nov. 21 | @ | Win | 24 | 22 | 8–2–1 |
| 12 | Nov. 28 | Win | 38 | 36 | 9–2–1 | |
Team players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Terry McDaniel Terry McDaniel Terence Lee McDaniel , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Los Angeles Raiders in the 1st round of the 1988 NFL Draft. A 5'10", 177-lb. cornerback from the University of Tennessee, McDaniel played in 11 NFL seasons from 1988 to 1998... |
Defensive Back | 1 | 9 | Los Angeles Raiders 1988 Los Angeles Raiders season The 1988 Los Angeles Raiders season was the club’s 29th season in the NFL. Mike Shanahan was hired as head coach, and the club finished with a 7–9 record. The club drafted Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown, making Brown the third person on the Raiders roster to have won the Heisman Trophy... |
| Anthony Miller | Wide Receiver | 1 | 15 | San Diego Chargers 1988 San Diego Chargers season The 1988 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–7 record in 1987. It was Al Saunders's final season as the team's head coach.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*1988 NFL season... |
| John Bruhin | Guard | 4 | 86 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the team's first full, non-strike season under head coach Ray Perkins. Perkins had by now rebuilt the Buccaneers as the NFL's youngest team, having replaced so many veterans that leadership became an issue. A strong draft produced several starters, including... |
| William Howard | Running Back | 5 | 113 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the team's first full, non-strike season under head coach Ray Perkins. Perkins had by now rebuilt the Buccaneers as the NFL's youngest team, having replaced so many veterans that leadership became an issue. A strong draft produced several starters, including... |
| Harry Galbreath Harry Galbreath Harry Galbreath was an American football player. The 6-foot 1-inch 295-pound Galbreath attended the University of Tennessee and starred as an offensive guard for the Volunteers after graduating in 1983 from Clarksville High School.Galbreath played in every game of his four-year career as a... |
Guard | 8 | 212 | Miami Dolphins 1988 Miami Dolphins season The 1988 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 23rd as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 8–7, winning only six games and failing to reach the playoffs for the third straight season.... |