University of Tennessee Athletics
University of Tennessee
1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall21-120.636
Conference12-60.667
StreakL1
Home9-5
Away6-4
Neutral6-3
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24 (Fri) | Home | Biscayne | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 72-68 | ||
| Dec 2 (Sat) | Away | #5 Louisville | Louisville, KY | L 61-82 | ||
| Dec 5 (Tue) | Home | East Carolina | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 89-71 | ||
| Dec 9 (Sat) | Home | Ohio State | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | L 78-86 | ||
| Dec 15 (Fri) | Home | Niagara | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | Volunteer Classic | W 100-80 | |
| Dec 16 (Sat) | Home | Xavier | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | Volunteer Classic | L 50-51 | |
| Dec 22 (Fri) | Neutral | San Jose State | Santa Clara, CA | Cable Car Classic | W 73-68 | |
| Dec 23 (Sat) | Neutral | Seton Hall | Santa Clara, CA | Cable Car Classic | W 94-80 | |
| Dec 27 (Wed) | Neutral | Utah | Honolulu, HI | Rainbow Classic | L 71-80 | |
| Dec 29 (Fri) | Neutral | Fordham | Honolulu, HI | Rainbow Classic | W 83-58 | |
| Dec 30 (Sat) | Neutral | Boston College | Honolulu, HI | Rainbow Classic | L 72-74 | |
| Jan 3 (Wed) | Away | Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss | W 72-67 | ||
| Jan 6 (Sat) | Home | Alabama | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 85-77 | ||
| Jan 8 (Mon) | Home | #18 Mississippi State | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | L 62-72 | ||
| Jan 11 (Thu) | Home | Florida | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 116-73 | ||
| Jan 13 (Sat) | Away | Georgia | Athens, GA | L 75-79 | ||
| Jan 20 (Sat) | Away | Kentucky | Lexington, KY | W 66-55 | ||
| Jan 22 (Mon) | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville | W 71-70 | ||
| Jan 24 (Wed) | Away | #9 LSU | Baton Rouge, LA | L 75-77 | ||
| Jan 27 (Sat) | Home | Ole Miss | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | L 64-65 | ||
| Jan 29 (Mon) | Home | #9 LSU | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | L 78-84 | ||
| Feb 3 (Sat) | Away | #13 Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | W 83-77 | ||
| Feb 5 (Mon) | Away | Mississippi State | Starkville, MS | L 84-90 | ||
| Feb 7 (Wed) | Home | Auburn | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 73-62 | ||
| Feb 10 (Sat) | Home | Georgia | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 87-81 | ||
| Feb 17 (Sat) | Home | Kentucky | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 101-84 | ||
| Feb 19 (Mon) | Home | #19 Vanderbilt | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 83-78 | ||
| Feb 22 (Thu) | Away | Florida | Gainesville, FL | W 87-73 | ||
| Feb 24 (Sat) | Away | Auburn | Auburn, AL | W 60-55 | ||
| Mar 2 (Fri) | Neutral | Auburn | Birmingham, AL | SEC Tournament | W 75-64 | |
| Mar 2 (Fri) | Neutral | Kentucky | Birmigham, AL | SEC Tournament | W 75-69 | |
| Mar 9 (Fri) | Neutral | Eastern Kentucky | Murfreesboro, TN | NCAA Tournament | W 97-81 | |
| Mar 11 (Sun) | Neutral | #5 Notre Dame | Murfreesboro, TN | NCAA Tournament | L 67-73 |