1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1990 Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 23–22 vs. Virginia
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record9–2–2 (5–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Phillip Fulmer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Larry Lacewell (1st season)
CaptainTony Thompson
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
←  1989
1991  →
1990 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Florida *6 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 8 Tennessee $ 5 –1 –19 –2 –2
No. 21 Ole Miss 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
Alabama 5 –2 –07 –5 –0
No. 19 Auburn 4 –2 –18 –3 –1
Kentucky 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
LSU 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Georgia 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Mississippi State 1 –6 –05 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll

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). Although the Volunteers finished second in standings, Florida was ruled ineligible on NCAA probation, and Tennessee was awarded the SEC Championship and the conference's Sugar Bowl bid, which they used to defeat Virginia. The Volunteers offense scored 465 points while the defense allowed 220 points.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 263:00 p.m.vs. No. 5 Colorado *No. 8
 NBC T 31–3133,458 [1]
September 14:00 p.m. Pacific (CA) *No. 8
 PPV W 55–794,467 [2]
September 812:30 p.m.at Mississippi State No. 8
 TBS W 40–732,114 [3]
September 151:00 p.m. UTEP *No. 7
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 56–095,203 [4]
September 297:30 p.m.at No. 3 Auburn No. 5
 ESPN T 26–2685,214 [5]
October 137:30 p.m.No. 9 Florida Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 5
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNW 45–396,874 [6]
October 204:00 p.m. Alabama No. 3
ESPNL 6–996,732 [7]
November 31:00 p.m. Temple *No. 11
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
PPVW 41–2093,898 [8]
November 102:30 p.m.No. 1 Notre Dame *No. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
 CBS L 29–3497,123 [9]
November 173:30 p.m.vs. No. 15 Ole Miss No. 14
CBSW 22–1366,467 [10]
November 241:30 p.m. Kentucky No. 14
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
TBSW 42–2892,243 [11]
December 12:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt No. 12
PPVW 49–2041,492 [12]
January 18:30 p.m.vs. Virginia *No. 10
 ABC W 23–2275,132 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Andy Kelly
WR Carl Pickens
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Greg Burke
P Joey Chapman
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Charles McRae Tackle17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Antone Davis Tackle18 Philadelphia Eagles
Alvin Harper Wide Receiver112 Dallas Cowboys
Chuck Webb Running Back381 Green Bay Packers
Harlan DavisWide Receiver5128 Seattle Seahawks
Anthony Morgan Wide Receiver5134 Chicago Bears
Greg AmslerRunning Back8198 Phoenix Cardinals
Roland PolesRunning Back10254 San Diego Chargers
Vince MooreWide Receiver11279 New England Patriots

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