1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1990 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 14th year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins, two losses, and two ties (9–2–2 overall, 5–1–1 in the SEC), as SEC Champions and with a victory over Virginia in the Sugar Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 465 points while the defense allowed 220 points.

1990 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 23–22 vs. Virginia
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
1990 record9–2–2 (5–1–1 SEC)
Head coachJohnny Majors (14th season)
Offensive coordinatorPhillip Fulmer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Lacewell (1st season)
CaptainTony Thompson
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
(Capacity: 91,902)[1]
1990 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Florida 6 1 0  9 2 0
No. 8 Tennessee $ 5 1 1  9 2 2
No. 21 Ole Miss 5 2 0  9 3 0
Alabama 5 2 0  7 5 0
No. 19 Auburn 4 2 1  8 3 1
Kentucky 3 4 0  4 7 0
LSU 2 5 0  5 6 0
Georgia 2 5 0  4 7 0
Mississippi State 1 6 0  5 6 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 263:00 p.m.vs. No. 5 Colorado*No. 8
NBCT 31–3133,458
September 14:00 p.m.Pacific*No. 8PPVW 55–794,467
September 812:30 p.m.at Mississippi StateNo. 8TBSW 40–732,114
September 151:00 p.m.UTEP*No. 7
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 56–095,203
September 297:30 p.m.at No. 3 AuburnNo. 5ESPNT 26–2685,214
October 137:30 p.m.No. 9 FloridaNo. 5
ESPNW 45–396,874
October 204:00 p.m.AlabamaNo. 3
ESPNL 6–996,732
November 31:00 p.m.Temple*No. 11
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
PPVW 41–2093,898
November 102:30 p.m.No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
CBSL 29–3497,123
November 173:30 p.m.vs. No. 15 Ole MissNo. 14CBSW 22–1366,467
November 241:30 p.m.KentuckyNo. 14
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)
TBSW 42–2892,243
December 12:30 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 12PPVW 49–2041,492
January 18:30 p.m.vs. Virginia*No. 10ABCW 23–2275,132

Game summaries

vs. Colorado

#5 Colorado vs. #8 Tennessee
1 234Total
Buffaloes 0 10714 31
Volunteers 7 3021 31
  • Date: August 26
  • Location: Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:43
  • Game attendance: 33,458
  • Game weather: 72° F, clear, Wind SW 8-10
  • Referee: James Sprenger
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bill Walsh
      
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Charles McRaeTackle17Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Antone DavisTackle18Philadelphia Eagles
Alvin HarperWide Receiver112Dallas Cowboys
Chuck WebbRunning Back381Green Bay Packers
Harlan DavisWide Receiver5128Seattle Seahawks
Anthony MorganWide Receiver5134Chicago Bears
Greg AmslerRunning Back8198Phoenix Cardinals
Roland PolesRunning Back10254San Diego Chargers
Vince MooreWide Receiver11279New England Patriots

References

  1. "Neyland Stadium". utsports.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  2. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1990–99". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  3. "1991 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
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