1987 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1987 Tennessee Volunteers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 27–22 vs. Indiana
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 14
Record10–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWalt Harris (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorKen Donahue (3rd season)
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.