1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team
| 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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SEC champion Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 23–22 vs. Virginia | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| 1990 record | 9–2–2 (5–1–1 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Phillip Fulmer (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Larry Lacewell (1st season) |
| Captain | Tony Thompson |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 91,902)[1] |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 26 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Colorado* | No. 8 |
| NBC | T 31–31 | 33,458 |
| September 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Pacific* | No. 8 |
| PPV | W 55–7 | 94,467 |
| September 8 | 12:30 p.m. | at Mississippi State | No. 8 |
| TBS | W 40–7 | 32,114 |
| September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | UTEP* | No. 7 |
| W 56–0 | 95,203 | |
| September 29 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Auburn | No. 5 |
| ESPN | T 26–26 | 85,214 |
| October 13 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 9 Florida | No. 5 |
| ESPN | W 45–3 | 96,874 |
| October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | Alabama | No. 3 |
| ESPN | L 6–9 | 96,732 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Temple* | No. 11 |
| PPV | W 41–20 | 93,898 |
| November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 1 Notre Dame* | No. 9 |
| CBS | L 29–34 | 97,123 |
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Ole Miss | No. 14 |
| CBS | W 22–13 | 66,467 |
| November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 14 |
| TBS | W 42–28 | 92,243 |
| December 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 12 |
| PPV | W 49–20 | 41,492 |
| January 1 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. Virginia* | No. 10 |
| ABC | W 23–22 | 75,132 |
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- Reference:[2]
Game summaries[]
vs. Colorado[]
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Team players drafted into the NFL[]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Charles McRae | Tackle | 1 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Antone Davis | Tackle | 1 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Alvin Harper | Wide Receiver | 1 | 12 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Chuck Webb | Running Back | 3 | 81 | Green Bay Packers |
| Harlan Davis | Wide Receiver | 5 | 128 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Anthony Morgan | Wide Receiver | 5 | 134 | Chicago Bears |
| Greg Amsler | Running Back | 8 | 198 | Phoenix Cardinals |
| Roland Poles | Running Back | 10 | 254 | San Diego Chargers |
| Vince Moore | Wide Receiver | 11 | 279 | New England Patriots |
- Reference:[3]
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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
Categories:
- 1990 Southeastern Conference football season
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- Southeastern Conference football champion seasons
- Sugar Bowl champion seasons
- 1990 in sports in Tennessee