1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1991 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 15th year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3 overall, 5–2 in the SEC) and with a loss against Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 352 points while the defense allowed 263 points.
| 1991 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Fiesta Bowl, L 17–42 vs. Penn State | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| 1991 record | 9–3 (5–2 SEC) |
| Head coach | Johnny Majors (15th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Phillip Fulmer (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Larry Lacewell (2nd season) |
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| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 91,902)[1] |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Florida $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Alabama | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Tennessee | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 8:00 p.m. | at Louisville* | No. 11 | ESPN | W 28–11 | 40,457 | |
| September 14 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 21 UCLA* | No. 11 | TBS | W 30–16 | 97,117 | |
| September 21 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 23 Mississippi State | No. 6 |
| TBS | W 26–24 | 95,974 |
| September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 13 Auburn | No. 5 |
| ESPN | W 30–21 | 97,731 |
| October 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Florida | No. 4 | ESPN | L 18–35 | 85,135 | |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Alabama | No. 8 | ABC | L 19-24 | 86,293 | |
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Memphis State* | No. 14 |
| PPV | W 52–24 | 96,664 |
| November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 13 | NBC | W 35–34 | 59,075 | |
| November 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Ole Miss | No. 10 |
| PPV | W 36–25 | 95,937 |
| November 23 | 12:30 p.m. | at Kentucky | No. 10 |
| TBS | W 16–7 | 57,125 |
| November 30 | 12:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt | No. 9 |
| SPS | W 45–0 | 94,976 |
| January 1 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Penn State* | No. 10 | NBC | L 17–42 | 71,133 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Rankings
Game summaries
UCLA
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 4–3–2 | 1989 | W 24–6 |
at Notre Dame
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–2 | 1990 | L 29–34 |
vs. Penn State (Fiesta Bowl)
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 2–0 | 1972 | W 28–21 |
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Dale Carter | Defensive Back | 1 | 20 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Chris Mims | Defensive End | 1 | 23 | San Diego Chargers |
| Carl Pickens | Wide Receiver | 2 | 31 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Chuck Smith | Defensive End | 2 | 51 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Jeremy Lincoln | Defensive Back | 3 | 80 | Cincinnati Bengalsch |
| Tom Myslinski | Guard | 4 | 109 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Shazzon Bradley | Defensive Tackle | 9 | 240 | Green Bay Packers |
| Bernard Dafney | Guard | 9 | 247 | Houston Oilers |
| Darryl Hardy | Linebacker | 10 | 270 | Atlanta Falcons |
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References
- "Neyland Stadium". utsports.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1990–99". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- "1992 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
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