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Jersey Number 44
Bobby Majors
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Year(s) Awarded:
- 1971
- Hometown:
- Sewanee, Tenn.
Bobby Majors could do everything in a football uniform. The youngest of UT's "First Familty of Football," Majors returned punts all three years of his varsity career, holding the school records for career punt returns with 117 and career punt return yardage with 1,163. He also returned kickoffs, averaging 30.1-yards per return in 1971-- third highest in UT history. Majors completed his special teams threat by punting for the Vols in 1970 and 1971, compiling a career average of 37.3. But the defensive backfield was where Majors flourished. His set the single-season school record with 10 interceptions in 1970, the same year the Vols led the NCAA with 36 picks. He ranks sixth on the career pass interceptions list with 13.
Career Totals
- Games Played: 32
- Tackles: 198
- Forced Fumbles: 4
- Fumble Recoveries: 1
- Interceptions: 13
- INT Return Yards: 236
- Kickoff Returns: 16
- Kickoff Return Yards: 367
- Punt Returns: 117
- Punt Return Yards: 1,163
- Punt Return Touchdowns: 4
- Receptions: 7
- Receiving Yards: 112
- Avg.: 16.0
- Receiving Touchdowns: 1
- Rushing Attempts: 6
- Rushing Yards: 71
- Avg.: 11.8
- Punts: 128
- Punt Yards: 4,778
- Punt Avg.: 37.3
CAREER HONORS
- 1971 first-team All-America
- 1971 first-team All-SEC
- 1970 first-team All-SEC
1971 - SENIOR
- Earned first-team All-America honors
- Named to the All-SEC first team by the AP and UPI
- Posted 109 tackles, forced four fumbles and picked off three passes for 59 yards
- Returned a career-high 42 punts for 437 yards and two touchdowns
- Brought back eight kickoffs for 245 yards
- Set career highs in both punts (67) and punt yardage (2,548), averaging 38.0 yards per punt
- Carried the ball three times for one yard
1970 - JUNIOR
- First-team All-SEC selection from the Associated Press and UPI
- Made 89 stops and recovered a fumble during the season
- Intercepted 10 passes for 177 yards to lead the Vols and set the single-season school record
- His 10 INTs were a part of the Vols' NCAA leading 36 picks during the 1970 season
- Returned 38 punts for 269 yards
- Rushed for 62 yards on just two carries
- Punted 61 times for 2,230 yards, averaging 36.3 yards per punt
1969 - SOPHOMORE
- First season with the Vols' varsity squad, seeing playing time in 10 games
- Fielded eight kickoffs, returning them for 122 yards
- Returned 37 punts for a career-high 457 yards and two touchdowns
- Hauled in seven pass for 112 yards and a touchdown, averaging 16 yards per catch
- Carried the ball just one time for eight yards
1968 - FRESHMAN
- Listed on the 1968 freshman squad, did not see any varsity playing time
PERSONAL
- Youngest member of UT's "First Family of Football"
- Brothers Johnny and Bill Majors preceded him at UT
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