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
Conf.Overall
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.

Contents

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. 14CBSW 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. 12PPVW 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

References

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  2. "Vols show UOP no mercy". The Modesto Bee. September 2, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vols destroy Bulldogs 40–7". Bristol Herald Courier. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tennessee manhandles UTEP, 56–0". The El Paso Times. September 16, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Auburn's late rally Tennessee's missed kick produce tie". The Kansas City Star. September 30, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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  9. "Notre Dame, Watters in flow". Chicago Tribune. November 11, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Patient Vols wear down Rebs". The Commercial Appeal. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Vols top Kentucky". Johnson City Press. November 25, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Vols rally for victory, SEC crown". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Cavaliers fade down stretch". The Roanoke Times & World-News. January 2, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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