1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team
| 1989 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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SEC co-champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 31–27 vs. Arkansas | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| 1989 record | 11–1 (6–1 SEC) |
| Head coach | Johnny Majors |
| Offensive coordinator | Phillip Fulmer |
| Defensive coordinator | Doug Mathews |
| Captain | Eric Still |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #5 Tennessee + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Alabama + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 Auburn + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1989 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 thirteenth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eleven wins and one loss (11–1 overall, 6–1 in the SEC), as SEC co-champion, and with a victory over Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl Classic. The Volunteers offense scored 346 points while the defense allowed 217 points.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 2 | Colorado State* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 17–14 | 93,652 | |||||
| September 9 | at No. 6 UCLA* | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | PPV | W 24–6 | 54,316 | ||||
| September 16 | Duke* | No. 17 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 28–6 | 93,659 | ||||
| September 30 | No. 4 Auburn | No. 12 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | CBS | W 21–14 | 95,341 | |||
| October 7 | Georgia |
No. 6 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) | ESPN | W 17–14 | 96,058 | |||
| October 21 | at No. 10 Alabama | No. 6 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October) | CBS | L 30–47 | 75,962 | |||
| October 28 | at LSU | No. 11 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | TBS | W 45–39 | 71,634 | |||
| November 11 | Akron* | No. 11 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 52–9 | 91,833 | ||||
| November 18 | Ole Miss | No. 9 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | PPV | W 33–21 | 93,851 | |||
| November 25 | at Kentucky | No. 8 | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) | ESPN | W 31–10 | 55,237 | |||
| December 2 | Vanderbilt | No. 8 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) | TBS | W 17–10 | 92,975 | |||
| January 1, 1990 | vs. No. 10 Arkansas | No. 8 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | CBS | W 31–27 | 74,358 | |||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. | |||||||||
- Reference:[1]
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Reggie Cobb | Running Back | 2 | 30 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Marion Hobby | Defensive End | 3 | 74 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Eric Still | Guard | 4 | 99 | Houston Oilers |
| Tracy Hayworth | Linebacker | 7 | 174 | Detroit Lions |
| Kent Elmore | Punter | 7 | 190 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Thomas Woods | Wide Receiver | 8 | 205 | Miami Dolphins |
- Reference:[2]
References
- ↑ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ↑ "1990 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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