1978 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1978 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Avezzano (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Roper (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
No. 16 Georgia 5 0 1 9 2 1
Auburn 3 2 1 6 4 1
LSU 3 3 0 8 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 0 5 5 1
Florida 3 3 0 4 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0 6 5 0
Ole Miss 2 4 0 5 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 0 4 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1978 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 second year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).