1977-78 Tennessee Volunteers — schedule and results

The 1977-78 Tennessee Volunteers went 11-16 (6-12 in the SEC) under head coach Cliff Wettig. Simple Rating System: 3.45.

Game-by-game results (26 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1977-11-28vs Samford BulldogsW 83–79Stokely Center
1977-12-02neutral San Francisco DonsL 75–84Desert Financial Arena
1977-12-03neutral Iowa State CyclonesW 81–76Desert Financial Arena
1977-12-10vs Georgia State PanthersW 84–62Stokely Center
1977-12-16vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 77–58Stokely Center
1977-12-17vs Utah UtesL 80–85Stokely Center
1977-12-20neutral Iowa HawkeyesL 86–92Las Vegas Convention Center
1977-12-21neutral Northwestern WildcatsL 86–93Las Vegas Convention Center
1978-01-02vs Florida GatorsL 79–92Stokely Center
1978-01-04vs Auburn TigersW 80–76Stokely Center
1978-01-07at Ole Miss RebelsL 68–73C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum
1978-01-09at LSU TigersL 87–121Maravich Assembly Center
1978-01-14vs Alabama Crimson TideW 87–78Stokely Center
1978-01-16vs Mississippi State BulldogsL 68–70Stokely Center
1978-01-21vs Georgia BulldogsL 74–75Stokely Center
1978-01-30at Vanderbilt CommodoresL 55–56Memorial Gymnasium
1978-02-04vs Ole Miss RebelsW 86–67Stokely Center
1978-02-06vs LSU TigersL 86–101Stokely Center
1978-02-11at Alabama Crimson TideL 89–93Memorial Coliseum
1978-02-13at Mississippi State BulldogsL 60–62Humphrey Coliseum
1978-02-15at Kentucky WildcatsL 77–90Rupp Arena
1978-02-18at Georgia BulldogsW 77–72Georgia Coliseum
1978-02-25vs Kentucky WildcatsL 57–68Stokely Center
1978-02-27vs Vanderbilt CommodoresW 59–46Stokely Center
1978-03-04at Florida GatorsW 91–90Florida Gymnasium
1978-03-06at Auburn TigersL 94–107Memorial Coliseum

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