1986-87 Tennessee Volunteers — schedule and results

The 1986-87 Tennessee Volunteers went 14-15 (7-11 in the SEC) under head coach Don DeVoe. Simple Rating System: 13.58.

Game-by-game results (29 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1986-11-28vs App State MountaineersW 93–47Stokely Center
1986-12-03vs Louisiana Tech BulldogsW 63–56Stokely Center
1986-12-13at Marquette Golden EaglesL 56–63MECCA Arena
1986-12-19vs Ball State CardinalsW 78–52Stokely Center
1986-12-20vs Charlotte 49ersW 86–69Stokely Center
1986-12-22vs VMI KeydetsW 99–60Stokely Center
1986-12-27vs USC TrojansL 76–81Stokely Center
1986-12-29at UCF KnightsW 81–62Orange County Civic Center
1986-12-30neutral Florida State SeminolesL 90–91Orange County Civic Center
1987-01-03at Vanderbilt CommodoresW 81–72Memorial Gymnasium
1987-01-07vs LSU TigersL 78–79Stokely Center
1987-01-10vs Kentucky WildcatsW 75–68Stokely Center
1987-01-14at Auburn TigersL 56–66Memorial Coliseum
1987-01-17at Florida GatorsL 90–97Stephen C. O''Connell Center
1987-01-21vs Mississippi State BulldogsW 74–61Stokely Center
1987-01-24vs Alabama Crimson TideL 71–82Stokely Center
1987-01-28at Georgia BulldogsL 55–60Georgia Coliseum
1987-01-31vs Ole Miss RebelsL 70–73Stokely Center
1987-02-02at Ole Miss RebelsL 70–71C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum
1987-02-04vs Vanderbilt CommodoresW 79–69Stokely Center
1987-02-07at LSU TigersL 58–60Maravich Assembly Center
1987-02-11at Kentucky WildcatsL 84–91 (OTOT)Rupp Arena
1987-02-14vs Auburn TigersW 103–84Stokely Center
1987-02-18vs Florida GatorsW 81–71Stokely Center
1987-02-21at Mississippi State BulldogsL 60–62Humphrey Coliseum
1987-02-25at Alabama Crimson TideL 71–93Memorial Coliseum
1987-02-28vs Georgia BulldogsW 89–68Stokely Center
1987-03-05neutral Vanderbilt CommodoresW 74–57The Omni
1987-03-06neutral Alabama Crimson TideL 60–68The Omni

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