1981-82 Tennessee Volunteers — schedule and results

The 1981-82 Tennessee Volunteers went 20-10 (13-5 in the SEC) under head coach Don DeVoe. The team peaked at #15 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 9.75.

Game-by-game results (30 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1981-11-28at Purdue BoilermakersL 68–82Mackey Arena
1981-12-08at Colorado BuffaloesW 64–63Coors Events/Conference Center
1981-12-12vs Auburn TigersW 86–79Stokely Center
1981-12-14vs Cleveland State VikingsW 74–58Stokely Center
1981-12-18vs American University EaglesW 59–58Stokely Center
1981-12-19vs California Golden BearsW 80–48Stokely Center
1981-12-26at Portland PilotsL 62–71Howard Hall
1981-12-27neutral Wisconsin BadgersW 79–67
1981-12-28neutral Pittsburgh PanthersL 54–55
1982-01-02vs Alabama Crimson TideW 88–67Stokely Center
1982-01-06at Ole Miss RebelsW 62–55C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum
1982-01-09vs Kentucky WildcatsW 70–66Stokely Center
1982-01-13at Florida GatorsW 69–66Stephen C. O''Connell Center
1982-01-16vs Vanderbilt CommodoresW 71–69Stokely Center
1982-01-20at Mississippi State BulldogsW 54–44Humphrey Coliseum
1982-01-23vs LSU TigersW 77–67Stokely Center
1982-01-27at Georgia BulldogsW 66–64Georgia Coliseum
1982-01-30at Alabama Crimson TideL 72–77Memorial Coliseum
1982-02-03vs Ole Miss RebelsL 53–55Stokely Center
1982-02-06at Kentucky WildcatsL 67–77Rupp Arena
1982-02-10vs Florida GatorsW 90–75Stokely Center
1982-02-13at Vanderbilt CommodoresW 59–55Memorial Gymnasium
1982-02-17vs Mississippi State BulldogsW 50–48Stokely Center
1982-02-20at LSU TigersW 54–53Maravich Assembly Center
1982-02-24vs Georgia BulldogsL 63–64Stokely Center
1982-02-27at Auburn TigersL 54–56Memorial Coliseum
1982-03-04neutral Vanderbilt CommodoresW 57–54Rupp Arena
1982-03-05neutral Alabama Crimson TideL 50–56Rupp Arena
1982-03-12neutral Louisiana Ragin' CajunsW 61–57Market Square Arena
1982-03-14neutral Virginia CavaliersL 51–54Market Square Arena

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