sentences:  In the fifth game into the season, he suffered a major knee injury against the Auburn Tigers and his future became uncertain.One of the first football players to come back from such major knee damage, he led the Vols in the 1982 (6-5-1) and 1983 (9-3) seasons, culminating in a 30–23 victory over the Maryland Terrapins (led by future NFL standout Boomer Esiason) in the inaugural Florida Citrus Bowl (now Capital One Bowl).The victory was a great ending for Cockrell, as it would be his last game at the University of Tennessee.