1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Florida * 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 8 $ 5 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 2
No. 21 Ole Miss 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Alabama 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
No. 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
  • $ – 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.

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 FloridaNo. 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
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs. Colorado

No. 5 Colorado vs. No. 8 Tennessee
Team 1 234Total
Buffaloes 0 10714 31
Volunteers 7 3021 31
  • Date: August 26
  • Location: Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:43
  • Game attendance: 33,458
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear, Wind SW 8–10 mph (13–16 km/h)
  • Referee: James Sprenger
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bill Walsh
      
Scoring summary
Q17:52TENNChuck Webb 4-yard run (Burke kick)TENN 7–0
Q29:55COLGeorge Hemmingway 1-yard run (Harper kick)Tied 7–7
8:09COLJim Harper 35-yard field goalCOL 10–7
2:54TENNGreg Burke 47-yard field goalTied 10–10
Q310:49COLMike Pritchard 55-yard run (Harper kick)Tied 17–10
Q49:34COLDave McCloughan 55-yard punt return (Harper kick)COL 24–10
8:53TENNAlvin Harper 24-yard pass from Andy Kelly (Burke kick)COL 24–17
7:11COLMike Pritchard 78-yard run (Harper kick)COL 31–17
5:36TENNCarl Pickens 14-yard pass from Andy Kelly (Burke kick)COL 31–24
2:25TENNChuck Webb 4-yard run (Burke kick)Tied 31-31
See also: 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Pigskin Classic

Personnel

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

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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References

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