1990 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 23–22 vs. Virginia
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record9–2–2 (5–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhillip Fulmer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Lacewell (1st season)
CaptainTony Thompson
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
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), 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 263:00 p.m.vs. No. 5 Colorado*No. 8
NBCT 31–3133,458[1]
September 14:00 p.m.Pacific (CA)*No. 8
PPVW 55–794,467[2]
September 812:30 p.m.at Mississippi StateNo. 8
TBSW 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 AuburnNo. 5
ESPNT 26–2685,214[5]
October 137:30 p.m.No. 9 FloridadaggerNo. 5
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNW 45–396,874[6]
October 204:00 p.m.AlabamaNo. 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
CBSL 29–3497,123[9]
November 173:30 p.m.vs. No. 15 Ole MissNo. 14
CBSW 22–1366,467[10]
November 241:30 p.m.KentuckyNo. 14
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
TBSW 42–2892,243[11]
December 12:30 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 12
PPVW 49–2041,492[12]
January 18:30 p.m.vs. Virginia*No. 10
ABCW 23–2275,132[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
Players Coaches
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
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Charles McRaeTackle17Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Antone DavisTackle18Philadelphia Eagles
Alvin HarperWide Receiver112Dallas Cowboys
Chuck WebbRunning Back381Green Bay Packers
Harlan DavisWide Receiver5128Seattle Seahawks
Anthony MorganWide Receiver5134Chicago Bears
Greg AmslerRunning Back8198Phoenix Cardinals
Roland PolesRunning Back10254San Diego Chargers
Vince MooreWide Receiver11279New England Patriots

References

  1. ↑ "Vols tie up Buffs". News Chronicle. August 27, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.
  6. ↑ "Volunteers explode past Gators, 45–3". The Greenville News. October 14, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Crimson Tide does it again". Johnson City Press. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee routs Temple; Baker leaves with injury". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.
  14. ↑ "1990 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  15. ↑ "1991 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
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