40 years ago: Tennessee vs Alabama 1983

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Tennessee had defeated Alabama for the first time in over a decade at home the year before and torn down the goal posts in an act of jubilation. They would go into the game vs Alabama as an underdog, but proceed to run and throw the football all over Alabama’s defense for a decisive Volunteer victory, 41-34. Hmmm…🤔😁

 
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My first two Bama games were in Birmingham 65 & 69. The 69 W was a dominant 41-14 butt whipping. I remember the conversation on the way home, when would the Bear annouce his retirement. At the time we never imagined that it would be more than a decade before the next road W against those bast...
 
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Did ya'll catch the orange mascot for TN at the very end of that video (in the back of the end zone)? I guess it was an orange Smokey? Never seen that before.

Here is what I found on the TN Sports site:
Smokey Costume


Although the first Smokey costume that resembled the bluetick coonhound himself debuted at halftime of the September 4, 1982, Vols football game against Duke University, Tennessee lost by one point, 25-24. In the 1960s and 1970s, a homemade orange-and-white Smokey costume with a UT on its belly was used.
 
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NeverWe'llSever said:
Tennessee had defeated Alabama for the first time in over a decade at home the year before and torn down the goal posts in an act of jubilation. They would go into the game vs Alabama as an underdog, but proceed to run and throw the football all over Alabama’s defense for a decisive Volunteer victory, 41-34. Hmmm…🤔😁

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Thank you for sharing!
 
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