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The 1981 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously Tennessee UT or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1981 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 fifth year and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall 3–3 in the SEC).