Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | No. 10 Pittsburgh* | | | L 3–13 | 95,824 | [1] |
September 10 | New Mexico* | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 31–6 | 89,792 | [2] |
September 24 | No. 11 Auburn | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | L 14–37 | 95,185 | [3] |
October 1 | vs. The Citadel* | | | W 45–6 | 20,351 | [4] |
October 8 | LSU | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| TBS | W 20–6 | 94,478 | [5] |
October 15 | at No. 11 Alabama | | | W 41–34 | 77,237 | [6] |
October 22 | Georgia Tech* | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 37–3 | 94,478 | [7] |
October 29 | at Rutgers* | | | W 7–0 | 19,201 | [8] |
November 12 | Ole Miss | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| TBS | L 10–13 | 95,585 | [9] |
November 19 | at Kentucky | | CBS | W 10–0 | 57,985 | [10] |
November 26 | Vanderbilt | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| CBS | W 34–24 | 93,426 | [11] |
December 17 | vs. No. 16 Maryland* | | Mizlou | W 30–23 | 50,185 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1983 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
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Coaches
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft:
The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft:
- ^ "Pitt dumps Vols, 13–3, on long touchdown pass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 4, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobos fall before 80,792 Tennessee fans". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 11, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn rebounds with win". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 11, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols outmuscle The Citadel". The Commercial Appeal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT's Vols surprise LSU, 20–6". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 9, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last quarter surge lifts Vols past Tide". Johnson City Press. October 16, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols don't let down". The Jackson Sun. October 23, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Running wild, Jones sets rushing mark in shaky Vol win". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 30, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels celebrate 13–10 upset of Tennessee". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 13, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT Vols take 10–0 win". Kingsport Times-News. November 20, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jones reaches new heights in UT win". The Tennessean. November 27, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee beats Maryland 30–23". The Morning News. December 18, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "1984 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.