1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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Sugar Bowl Champions
SEC Champions |
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Sugar Bowl, W 23–22 vs. Virginia
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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| Coaches | #7 |
| AP | #8 |
| 1990 record | 9–2–2 (5–1–1 SEC) |
| Head coach | Johnny Majors |
| Offensive coordinator | Phillip Fulmer |
| Defensive coordinator | Larry Lacewell |
| Captain | Tony Thompson |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 91,902)[1] |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #13 Florida | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #21 Ole Miss | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 season. Led by QB Andy Kelly Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his fourteenth 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 PM | vs. #5 Colorado* | #8 | Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA (Pigskin Classic) | NBC | T 31–31 | 33,458 | ||
| September 1 | 4:00 PM | Pacific* | #8 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | PPV | W 55–7 | 94,467 | ||
| September 8 | 12:30 PM | at Mississippi State | #8 | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | TBS | W 40–7 | 32,114 | ||
| September 15 | 1:00 PM | UTEP* | #7 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 56–0 | 95,203 | |||
| September 29 | 7:30 PM | at #3 Auburn | #5 | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ESPN | T 26–26 | 85,214 | ||
| October 13 | 7:30 PM | #9 Florida |
#5 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in September) | ESPN | W 45–3 | 96,874 | ||
| October 20 | 4:00 PM | Alabama | #3 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) | ESPN | L 6–9 | 96,732 | ||
| November 3 | 1:00 PM | Temple* | #11 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | PPV | W 41–20 | 93,898 | ||
| November 10 | 2:30 PM | #1 Notre Dame* | #9 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | CBS | L 29–34 | 97,123 | ||
| November 17 | 3:30 PM | vs. #15 Mississippi | #14 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | CBS | W 22–13 | 66,467 | ||
| November 24 | 1:30 PM | Kentucky | #14 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) | TBS | W 42–28 | 92,243 | ||
| December 1 | 2:30 PM | at Vanderbilt | #12 | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) | PPV | W 49–20 | 41,492 | ||
| January 1 | 8:30 PM | vs. Virginia* | #10 | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ABC | W 23–22 | 75,132 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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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 |
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